Shortly before 3 A.M. on the 28th January a message was received from the Coast- guard stating that a steamer was ashore between Bull Point and Morthoe.

The Life-boat Co-operator No. 2 was ; very smartly launched, the operation being much facilitated by the Acetylene Beach Light, which lighted up the way right down to the water's edge. The Life-boat in tow of the steamer Devonia proceeded with all haste to the scene ; of the casualty, but shortly before reaching her they fell in with one of the ship's boats, leaking badly and half full of water, containing the whole of the crew of the vessel, seven in number.

It is reported that the men were very glad to be taken into the Life-boat, together with a dog and a cat belonging to the vessel. The vessel proved to be the steamer Collier, of Bristol, in ballast; she subsequently became a total wreck..