On the afternoon of the 21st April the trawler Norman Craig, of Ramsgate, on passage from Shoreham to Fleetwood, sailed into Swanage Bay with her rigging in disorder, and her sails half up. A moderate south-east breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The life-boat's second coxswain, who happened to be afloat, went to her, found that she was badly in need of help, and landed two of the five people on board. The motor life-boat Thomas Markly was then launched, at 4.55 P.M., Mr. W. Powell, the honorary secretary, accompanying her. She found that the Norman Craig had lost her main anchor and was depending on a kedge anchor, but she was dragging towards the shore. The master and owner said that she was leak- ing, but as his motor had broken down he was unable to use his pump. The life-boat towed the trawler to Poole, and returned to her station at 9 P.M.

The owner gave a donation to the Institution.—Rewards, £8 10s..