Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 2.30 P.M. on the 8th August, 1938, information was received that a ship was ashore on Whitburn Steel. Later it was reported that a trawler also was ashore. The sea was smooth, with a light northerly breeze. It was foggy.

The coxswain and honorary secretary visited the spot and decided to launch the motor life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin at high water next morning.

At 1.5 A.M. on the 9th August the lifeboat left and found the Dutch motor vessel Frederik, and the North Shields steam trawler Ben Aden. The life-boat stood by. A tug succeeded in refloating the trawler, which was leaking badly, but her crew decided to remain on board. The Frederik could not be got off and the life-boat returned to her station at 6.30 A.M. At the next tide the life-boat went off again, leaving at 1.45 P.M., but efforts to refloat the Frederik were again unsuccessful and the life-boat returned to her station at 5.30 P.M. Two days later the vessel was salved by tugs.— Rewards, £17 15s. 6d..