At 9 P.M. on the 24th January a vessel was observed on the Barber Sands. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat, Covent Garden, were mustered, and in very cold snowy weather the boat was launched. The wind was moderate, but the sea was heavy on the sands. On reaching the vessel the master declined any assistance.

The Life-boat remained near at hand in case it should become necessary to rescue the crew. At 4 A.M., on the rising tide, the vessel floated, and the crew being no longer in any danger the Life-boat returned ashore. The vessel was the trawler Successor, of Lowestoft, bound to the fishing grounds at the time of the accident..