The steamer Veering, of Copenhagen, bound from Rotterdam to the Tyne, in ballast, stranded on the rocks off Whitburn in a dense fog on the night of the 23rd September. Information reached the Coxswain at about 11.30 P.M., and the Life-boat William and Charles was launched by midnight. The master of the vessel requested the Coxswain to remain alongside in order that he might see if the vessel would float on the flood tide. Owing to the density of the fog and the swell the Coxswain considered it his duty to do so and remained until 8.30 A.M. As the vessel was then still on the rocks it was decided to abandon her, and twenty of the crew were taken into the Life- boat which landed them at 9 A.M., at the same time towing in one of the ship's boats containing some of their clothing, etc., and the remainder of the crew, two in number..