Motor Life- boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 7.20 A.M. on 29th February, in a moderate E.S.E. gale with a heavy sea, on receipt of information from the Coastguard that Newarp Lightvessel was firing rockets.

The Coxswain set a course along the south part of Haisborough Sands with- out finding any vessel in. distress, and then went to the Newarp Lightvessel, where he was informed that the Newarp had fired no rockets and that no distress signals had been seen. Owing to the heavy weather it was thought advisable to take the Life-boat into Yarmouth, which was reached at 1.15 P.M., and the Crew returned home by train. The Coastguard had apparently mistaken shooting stars for rockets.—Eewards, £23 7s. Id..