At 9.30 A.M. on the 8th February a message was received by telephone stat- j ing that a vessel was in distress off I Buddonness Lighthouse. A strong gale was blowing at the time with a heavy j sea. The motor Life-boat Maria was at once launched and proceeded down the river under sails and motor. When the Life-boat reached the ship she found j that she had been riding to one anchor, but that it had dragged, whereupon another anchor had been let go as the vessel was in close proximity to the j Sands, and was in great danger, owing to the direction of the gale. Th« Life- boat remained by the vessel until she succeeded in getting out of danger, and then returned to her station. The | vessel was the schooner Dalmaris, of Goole, and was bound from Gooie to Newburgh..