Walmer, Kent.—At 7 A.M. on the 20th September the Deal coastguard reported a vessel ashore on the sands two miles W.N.W. of East Goodwin light-vessel. She was the French trawler Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk, with a crew of seven on board. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough to heavy sea and squalls of rain. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched at 7.20 A.M. and found the Louie Marguarita ashore and lying over on her starboardside. She stood by and after some time the trawler was thrown on to her beam ends by the sea. The captain then hailed the life-boat and asked her to take off his crew, and she went alongside.

She had taken off three men when a heavy sea struck the trawler, and knocked her over the bank into deep water where she righted herself.

The life-boat escorted her into the Downs and put the three men on board again. The trawler then went on her way and the life-boat made for her station, arriving at 10.50 A.M.—• Rewards, £10 8s. 6d..