Nov. 14TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

It was eight at night when the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched to the help of a foreign steamer, the Georgios, of Piraeus. The night was very dark. A moderate wind was blowing from the south, with squalls. The sea was very rough. The life-boat found that the steamer had run on the wreck of the Canada. She turned her searchlight on her. The Georgios seemed a complete wreck and there was no one on board. The life-boat searched in all directions, hut found nothing. Then a red flare was seen and the coxswain took its bearing and made for it. He found the twenty-one men of the crew of the Georgios and a North Sea pilot in two of the ship’s boats, drifting helplessly. By this time the wind had increased to gale force. The coxswain manoeuvred so as to get the boats under the life-boat’s lee and the twentytwo men were quickly rescued. They had very little clothing and their boats would soon have foundered in the very heavy seas. The life-boat then made for Grimsby. It was just after half-past nine. She reached Grimsby at 3.15 in the morning. During the whole passage of over five hours she was smothered in seas, and all on board were drenched to the skin.

At Grimsby the rescued men were landed, and the life-boat returned to her station.

She arrived at eight in the morning having been out just twelve hours.

The Institution made the following awards : To COXSWAIN ROBERT CROSS, a special letter of thanks and £1 ; To each of the seven members of his crew, £1.

Paid permanent crew : standard rewards, 11s. 3d. ; special rewards, £8 ; total rewards, £8 11s. 3d..