At 8.40 P.M. on the 1st November the Coastguard reported that a message had been received from the North Goodwin Light- vessel stating that a vessel was ashore, and at about the same time another message was received by wireless tele- graph reporting the casualty. The Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens was at once dispatched to the assistance of the stranded vessel, which proved to be the brigantine Johanne, of Kalmar, Sweden, with a crew of eight men.

Life-boatmen were put on board and an effort was made to get the vessel off the Sands, but without success, the sea in the meanwhile making a clean breach over her. At 3.30 A.M. it was found that the vessel was half full of water and all attempts to save her were abandoned. The eight men on board were with considerable difficulty rescued, and the boat returned to her station, where she arrived at 5.30 A.M. A heavy sea was running at the time accompanied by a fresh north-westerly breeze..