Shortly after the Mark Lane Life-boat had brought the crew of the schooner Nancy ashore, the watchman reported that the St.

Nicholas Light vessel was firing distress signals, and about the same time a vessel was observed from the shore driving past the mouth of the harbour and making flares. The Life-boat again put to sea in tow of a tug, and found the schooner Nelly rapidly driving towards the Gorton Sands, although her anchor was down. Just as the Life- boat reached the vessel, her second cable parted, but fortunately the tug succeeded in effecting communication, and, assisted by the Life-boat crew, she got the vessel and her crew of four men into safety. The schooner was bound at the time from Kirkcaldy to London with a cargo of barley..