On the 17th February, shortly before 11 P.M., whilst the schooner Sarah Ann, of Fowey, was bound from London to Bridport, with a cargo of cement, she stranded on the Newcombe Bar Her signals for assis- tance were seen by the Coastguard who reported the matter to the Life-boat authorities. The No. 2 Life-boat Thomas Simcox was launched and, at the request of the master of the schooner, stood by in readiness to land the crew if neces- sary. The schooner was making water but the master succeeded in refloating her on the flood tide, and she was taken to a safe anchorage in the roadstead..