The Motor Life- boat, H. F. Bailey, put out at 11.5 A.M.

on the llth October, in hazy weather with a smooth sea and moderate S.W.

breeze, as the Haisborough Light-vessel had reported a vessel aground op. the Haisborough Sands near the North Middle Buoy. The Life-boat found the Boulogne steam drifter Alexandrine, and learned from another drifter which was standing by that twenty-three of the crew of twenty-eight were on board the Light-vessel. These men were taken off by the Life-boat, which then returned to the Alexandrine, and stood by. About 5 P.M. a Dutch tug arrived, put a tow rope on board, and half an hour later the drifter re-floated.

After placing the twenty-three men on board their vessel again the Life-boat left for home and arrived back at 6.10 P.M.—Rewards, £18 10s..