At 10.20A.M. on the 10th September ! a violent explosion was heard on board I a steamer in the vicinity of the Cross j Sand, and as it was thought that the ! vessel had been mined the No. 1 Life- ! boat Marie Lane was dispatched to her j assistance as soon as possible. When the Life-boat approached the vessel it was seen that she was flying the " not under control" signal. The boat, therefore, proceeded to her and accompanied her into the Yarmouth Roads. It tran- spired that the vessel was the s.s.

Eika II,, of Krageroe, bound from the Tyne to Rouen with a cargo of coal, and the explosion on board was caused by an accumulation of gas. When the vessel was safely anchored in the roads the Life-boat conveyed the Chief Engi- neer ashore, as he had been badly burned.