On the 5th February, when a moderate southerly breeze was blowing, a wireless message was received? stating that a vessel was ashore on the South Scroby Sands.

This happened at 5.45 A.M., and within twenty minutes the No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was on her way, under sail, to the distressed vessel. When nearing her the boat fell away to leeward and anchored until H.M.S. Halcyon came and towed her to windward. The Life- boat then bore down on the stranded vessel, which was a submarine, veered down alongside, and remained there at the request of those on beard until the submarine was refloated. The Life- boat then sailed back to harbour..