On the afternoon of the 21st October the -coast- guard reported a canoe with one man on board in distress four miles S.S.E. of the pier. A strong south breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, when the motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) put out at 5.5 P.M. She picked up the canoe and the man and landed them on the pier at 5.55 P.M. ; and returned to her station to find that the steamer Hull Trader had reported that she had a disabled motor boat in tow with three persons on board. The life-boat at once put off again and came up with the steamer at Shoebury. She took in tow the motor boat, which had put out from Queenborough, but had had trouble with her engine, brought her to a safe mooring off the pier, and landed the three persons on board.

The life-boat returned to her station at 6.20 P.M.—Rewards, £17 17s..