During a thick fog on the night of the 13th October a large steamer named the Hammershus belonging to Copenhagen, stranded in Lamorna Cove. At the time a moderate S.S.E. wind was blowing with a rough sea. The Life-boat Elizabeth and Blanche was launched shortly after 11 P.M., and reached the vessel at about midnight.

She found the steamer right under the cliffs, and the captain engaged the crew to salve the vessel. The steamer was refloated about 6 A.M. on the 14th October, the Life-boat rendering valu- able assistance in the work of salving her..