Palling and Cromer, Norfolk.—The s.s. New Oporto, of West Hartlepool, ! whilst bound from Middlesborough to London with a cargo of iron, on the 8th January, stranded on the Middle Haisborough Sands. The crew of the Palling Life-boat Hearts of Oak and the Gromer Boat Louisa Heartwell were assembled and the boats put off to her assistance. On arrival arrangements were made with the master of the steamer to try to save the vessel, and several Life-boatmen were placed on board to jettison the cargo. The Life- boats reached the vessel soon after ten ,' o'clock in the morning and the work ] was continued on board until about 8 P.M. when, owing to the wind and sea increasing, the hatches had to be closed. At about 11 P.M. it was found that there was a considerable amount of water in the stoke-hole and the steamer had taken a list to starboard; it was decided, therefore, to abandon the vessel, and ten of the men were taken off by the Palling Boat, and the remainder, seven in number, by the Cromer Boat. The Life-boats then returned to their respective stations.

The vessel eventually became a total : wreck..