At 6.15 A.M. on the 13th October the Spurn Royal Naval Signal Station told the coxswain that Holmpton coastguard had reported a steam trawler ashore at Dimlington. She was the Kirby. of Grimsby, bound home from the fishing grounds, with a crew of twelve. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 6.30 A.M., but found it impossible to get near the Kirby at once, owing to the shallow water and the heavy ground sea breaking outside her. When the tide flowed the life- boat anchored and veered down through the broken water to the trawler. She then took out an anchor, which kept her from washing farther ashore.

Later a tug arrived with a representa- tive of the owners on board, and at his request the life-boat connected the tug to the trawler. With the assistance of the tug the Kirby was refloated, and the life-boat then returned to her station, arriving back at 3 P.M.—Property Salvage Case..