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Silver Prince

The Humber, Yorkshire.—Early on the morning of the 3rd October the lifeboat watchman saw a vessel ashore on the Inner Binks. The weather was then fine, with fog patches. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 5.35 A.M., and found the vessel to be the steam drifter Silver Prince, of Lowestoft, aground in a very awkward position. Nothing could be done* to get the trawler oft until the tide began to rise, so the life-boat stood by. With the turn of the tide the wind freshened and the sea began to make. The Silver Prince swung round and her skipper wanted the life-boat to run out an anchor. On the coxswain's advice, however, he started his engines and she refloated under her own power. After she had gone on her way to Grimsby, whither she was bound from the fishing grounds, the lifeboat made for home. She arrived back at her station at 1.30 P.M.—Permanent Crew.—Rewards, 13*. 6d..