Sheringham, Norfolk. — During the afternoon of the 3rd of May, 1949, a vessel was seen to be stopped about five miles oft shore, and it was thought that she was on Sheringham Shoal. The life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched at 3.25, in a fresh north- easterly breeze, with a rough sea running, and found the S.S. Barren Hill, of Panama, a tanker of over 10,000 tons, aground. She had a crew of forty-three. The second coxswain boarded her and the captain said he had sent for tugs. The life-boat stood by, and about 9 o'clock a tug arrived and made an unsuccessful attempt to refloat the tanker. Later another tug came out, and about 2 o'clock the next morning, the life-boat returned to her station to refuel and • await the next high tide. At 9 o'clock she put out again and stood by the Barren Hill while tugs again tried to pull her clear.

They turned her round, but she held fast in the falling tide and the attempt was given up. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 2 o'clock that afternoon, but at 7 o'clock in the evening put out once more, with a salvage officer. She put him. aboard the tanker which was now discharging part of her cargo of motor spirit into a freighter moored alongside. With the life-boat standing by, the tugs again pulled the Barren Hill, and this time she came oft and the tugs took her into deep water. The captain said all was well, so the life-boat returned to her station arriving at 10 o'clock that night, the 4th of May.—Rewards, £94 5s..