Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—At about 3 P.M. on the 23rd October, 1937, the coastguard reported that a barge was in a very dangerous position south of Wellington pier. A S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood put out at 3.19 P.M., and found the barge driving ashore, although she had .an anchor down and was temporarily fast to a tug. She was the Audrey, of Grays, laden with oilcake from Harwich for Yarmouth, and carrying a crew of two. The skipper asked the coxswain to put some life-boatmen on board to help him raise his anchor, pull in the bowsprit, which was broken and hanging alongside, and make fast the barge to the tug. With some difficulty, owing to the heavy sea, part of the life-boat crew boarded the barge. A rope was also put on board so that the life-boat could hold up the barge while the men heaved up the anchor and made fast the tug's ropes.

With the life-boatmen's help the barge got into harbour, accompanied by the life-boat, which returned to her station at 5.30 P.M.—Property Salvage Case..