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JAN. 3RD. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

At 6 A.M. the watchman at the life-boat station reported a steam trawler aground on the Trinity Sands.

breeze was blowing, with a slight sea.

A N.W.

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 11.45 A.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..