At 7 A.M. on the 17th February a telephone message was received from Port Wrinkle stating that a large steamer was at anchor six and a half miles off the shore and flying signals of distress. A strong S.S.W. gale was blowing and the Life- boat Rider was, with considerable diffi- culty, launched. When the Life-boat got close to the steamer she let go her anchor and veered down alongside, when six men of the crew of the vessel immediately jumped into her. She then had to sheer off on account of the heavy seas, and as the steamer's Anchors were holding, the captain requested the Life-boat to return to Looe and wire for tugs to come to his assistance. At 2 P.M., as only one tug had come to the vessel's help, the Life-boat went back to the steamer, although the weather had moderated considerably. In the meantime another tug arrived on the scene, and the vessel was eventually taken in tow. The Life-boat accompanied her for some little distance and then, finding that no further assistance was required, returned to her station. The vessel was the steamer Panama Transport, of West Hartlepool, bound from Havre to New- port in ballast. She was disabled owing to the loss of her propeller..