On the 14th September the Hais- borough coastguard passed the news that a vessel about two miles south of Haisborough, and heading south, was on fire. She was the steamer Porthcavol. of Cardiff, bound with a cargo of esparto grass from North Africa to Granton. She carried a crew of twenty-five. The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched at 4 P.M., in a strong N.N.W.

gale, with a heavy sea. She came up with the Porthcawl just north of Caister, and the captain ran his ship ashore on the upper part of Caister Patch. By this time the flames, which had been confined to the fore part, had spread all along the ship, and the deck cargo was on fire. The life-boat could not approach on the windward side on account of the heavy sea, and had to get under the steamer's lee, where she lay, with burning material dropping into her all the time, until, with great difficulty, the crew of twenty-five had been rescued. Then, at the captain's request, the life-boat stood by for some time in case the Porthcawl refloated.

Later a tug arrived and the captain and chief officer, together with three life- boatmen, were transferred to her. The life-boat then made for home, the tug following. The life-boat got back to harbour at 7.30 P.M. The Cromer motor life-boat was also launched, but found that the crew had already been rescued. The Committee granted ad- ditional monetary rewards to the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston crew. The owners wrote thanking the Institution for its help.—Rewards, Great Yar- mouth and Gorleston, £21 14s.; Cromer, £16 2s. 6d..