On 24th April, during fine weather, the Life-boat Albert Edward saved the small cutter yacht Slack Bird and her two occupants.

The vessel stranded on the Buxey Sands during the night and lost her rudder.

Signals were made but were not seen.

Later the cutter drove over the sands into the "Wallet," and the crew, two amateur yachtsmen, determined to try and reach the shore in their small dinghy. In the meanwhile^the Black Bird had been seen and the Life-boat launched. She fell in with the dinghy about three miles out with a consider- able amount of water in her, and it is very doubtful whether she would have reached the land in safety. The two men were very glad to be taken into the Life-boat, which then proceeded to the cutter and saved her..