— On the 28th November, the three-masted steamer Victoria, of Barnstaple, whilst bound from Hamburg to Bideford with a cargo of agricultural salt, stranded about three miles to the north of Mable- thorpe. In response to her signals of distress the Life - boat John Bowson Lingard was launched and proceeded to her. They found the six men on board were in danger and brought them ashore.

After the men had been taken off, the Life-boat made an attempt to return to Mablethorpe, but in face of the wind and tide she was unable to do so; the crew therefore beached the boat in the vicinity of the vessel and took her back to her station next morning. There was a strong S.S.E. breeze blowing at the time with a heavy sea..