Nov. 30TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 5.49 P . M the coastguard reported red rockets and flares from a vessel bearing E.N.E. from Caister.

A W.S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 6.15 P.M., and found the steam trawler Ben Glas, of North Shields - on Admiralty service - ashore on the Scroby Sand. The trawler had a crew of ten, and some of them were already in a small boat and preparing to abandon her.

Two life-boatmen boarded the Ben Glas, her crew returned to her, her anchor was let go and her engines were put full astern. The anchor cable parted, but eventually, with the help of the local knowledge of the life-boatmen the trawler’s crew succeeded in refloating her. The life-boat returned to her station at 10.45 P.M. - Property salvage case..