At 3.30 P.M. on the 9th October the spritsail barge Electric, of London, stranded on the S.E. part of the Margate Sands; the No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was there- fore launched to her assistance. The vessel was found lying in a very dangerous position in broken water and the Life-boatmen were engaged by the Captain to try and save her. Six men were put on board and the boat pro- ceeded to run out a ketch anchor with a warp attached, and some hours later they succeeded by means of this anchor in heaving the vessel off the sands, the sea in the meanwhile had been making a clean breach over her. As soon as the barque was clear of the sands the Life-boat took her to Margate where she arrived at 1.30 next morning. At the time of this service a moderate E.

breeze was blowing with a rough sea.

The barque was bound from London to Margate with coal..