.—At 9 A.M. on 27th January the Life-boat Motor Mechanic and Bowman put out in the boarding dinghy to run the Life- boat's engines, and hang out riding lights. As they were rowing out to the moorings a dense fog settled. They missed the Life-boat and drifted out to sea. After a time anxiety was felt for their safety, and the remainder of the Life-boat Crew, thinking that they might have landed, searched the beach, but without result. The Motor Life- boat City of Bradford I. was then launched and went in the direction of the Binks, searched the coast for about seven miles to the north and returned on a zig-zag course, still without avail.

Inquiry was made at the Royal Naval Signal Station by semaphore, where it was learned that the men had not returned, and that there had been a collision twenty-one miles N. by E. of Spurn. It was now 2.30 P.M., and the fog was lifting. The Life-boat made for the Spurn Lightvessel, and just as it arrived a steam trawler was seen making for the Humber with the Life-boat's dinghy in tow. She had picked the men up eight miles north of the Light- vessel. After taking the two men on board, the Coxswain made for the scene of the collision, but nothing was seen, and after cruising round for some time, the Life-boat returned to her Station, arriving back at 8.30 P.M. It was afterwards learned that the s.s. Larchwood and s.s. Burma had been in collision without loss of life.—Per- manent Crew.