On the 8th February, about 2 A.M., the ship Hemanos, of Lillesand, bound to Leith with a cargo of guano, was reported ashore about two miles to the northward of Cresswell and firing signals of distress.

The weather was thick and the southerly wind blowing freshly. The crew of the Life-boat Ellen and Eliza were at once summoned and the boat launched. On arrival the crew gave valuable assistance in running out kedge anchors, and eventually the vessel was refloated and able to proceed to Leith in tow of a tug..