Nov. 11TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 6.49 A.M.. a message was received at the Humber lifeboat station from the Spurn Head Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a vessel one and a half miles south-west from Withernsea wanted help. A light S.S.W. breeze was blowing ; the sea was smooth ; the weather was foggy. At 7.16 A.M. the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched and found that the S.S. Dryburgh, of Leith, bound, laden, from Leith to Antwerp, had collided with the sunken wreck of the Danish steamer, Canada, and was fast. The lifeboat went alongside the Dryburgh, which was lying at a very dangerous angle, rescued the crew of sixteen and then stood by until the arrival of the tugs Yorkshireman and Superman. The tugs pulled the Dryburgh clear of the Canada and towed her towards the shore, so that the channel used by shipping was left clear, but she capsized and sank.

The rescued crew was landed at Grimsby and the life-boat returned to her station at 6.10 P.M.

At 12 noon, at Bridlington, an Admiralty salvage officer wished to be taken out to the Dryburgh. As no other boats were available, the Bridlington motor life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at 12.45 P.M. with the salvage officer on board. She found that the steamer had sunk and the salvage officer was put on board the tug Yorkshireman. Later he was taken off again and the life-boat returned to her station at 8.25 P.M. - Rewards : Humber, permanent paid crew; Bridlington, £15 from the naval authorities, £18 1s. from the Institution.