At 11.45 A.M.

on the 14th February, the coast- guard at Hornsea telephoned that a barge, anchored about six miles S.E.

of Hornsea, was flying a flag that could not be distinguished, but that she was apparently in no immediate danger.

At 1.35 P.M. they asked for the motor life-boat Stanhope Smart to be launched, and she left at about 2 P.M. A whole W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat found the barge to be the Davenport, bound, with a crew of four, and a cargo of scrap- iron, from Faversham to Hartlepool.

Her sails had been blown away and her anchors were dragging. The motor fishing vessel Gloamiri1 had arrived shortly before the life-boat, but the skipper of the Davenport asked the life-boat to stay with her until it was certain that the Gloamin' could tow her to safety. The life-boat stood by for two hours and then made for home.

On her way in she was told by a fishing boat that another fishing boat, the Protect Me II, was in difficulties about five miles S.E. of Bridlington. She searched but failed to find the boat, and once more made for her station.

She arrived at 9.25 P.M., when it was learned that the Protect Me II had got safely in.—Rewards, £25 13s. 9d..