Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—On the evening of the 9th August the coastguard reported that St. Nicholas light-vessel was firing distress signals for a small yacht ashore in a dangerous position on Scroby Sands. A gentle S.E. by E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea on the sands. The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklarn of Gladxwood put out and found the motor yacht Sunstar,of Southampton, aground; two miles E. by N. from St. Nicholas light-vessel. The Sunstar, with a crew of four, was bound from Gorleston for Ymuiden, Holland. The life-boat wenttowards the yacht, but ran aground herself.

She backed off and went round the other side of the shoal, but again touched ground. As she refloated for the second time the Sunstar also came off. At the request of the master the life-boat piloted the yacht to Corton light-vessel, and returned to her station at 9.15 P.M.—Rewards, £12 15s..