At 5.20 P.M.

on the 19th February, a schooner was observed aground on the Bell Buoy shoal. There was a moderate southerly gale at the time and the sea was heavy.

The Life-boat John Burch was therefore launched and proceeded to her. The vessel proved to be the Fiducia of Harburg, bound from that port to Southampton, and the master at once engaged the Life-boatmen to get his vessel off. This they succeeded in doing in about an hour and having got her to Yarmouth Roads a tug was engaged to tow the schooner which was leaking badly into harbour, the Life-boat re- maining in attendance..