The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 6 A.M.

on the 3rd January, 1939, the watchman at the life-boat station reported a steam trawler aground on the Trinity Sands. A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. Watch was kept on the trawler, which was the Spaniard, of Hull, bound for the White Sea fishing grounds with a crew of sixteen.

She was in no immediate danger, but the owners, who had been informed of the position, asked that the life-boat should go out and stand by. At 11.45A.M. the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched, went to the trawler, and put on board the owner's representative.

Shortly afterwards the trawler was refloated, with the help of a tug, and the life-boat returned to her station at 12.50 P.M.—Property Salvage Case..