FEBRUARY 2ND . - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 10.35 A.M. a message was received from the Mablethorpe coastguard through the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station at Spurn, that a trawler was ashore N.W. of Donna Nook. A fresh E.S.E. breeze was blowing, but the sea was smooth. At 11 A.M. the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched, and found the steam trawler Barbados stranded two miles N.N.W. ofDonna Nook. The trawler was anchored from the stern, and a wire had been buoyed ready to be picked up by the tug Lynx, which was then approaching. Owing to the shallow water and ground sea, the tug could not get near enough, and the life-boat picked up the buoyed wire and took it to the tug. The tug then tried to tow the trawler off, but failed.

The life-boat stood by until after high water, and then returned to her station at 2.30 P.M.

On the 5th February the owners of the trawler asked that the life-boat should again stand by, as a further attempt was going to be made to refloat her on the afternoon tide.

At 12.45 P.M. the life-boat was launched, but no attempt could be made to tow the trawler off because, as the tide flowed, the sea got up, and the trawler swung broadside on to it.

Seas were breaking over her and the crew shouted to be taken off. The life-boat went in under the trawler’s lee, rescued the eleven men on board and transferred them to the tug, which took them to Grimsby. The lifeboat returned to her station at 5.40 P.M.

Next day the life-boat was again launched at 1.55 P.M., at the request of the underwriters, to stand by the trawler while another attempt to refloat her was made. It was unsuccessful, and the life-boat returned to her station at 6 P.M. The lifeboat again stood by on the 7th February, while yet another attempt was made to refloat the trawler, but again without success. At high water the weather became much better, and as the men on the trawler were in no danger, the life-boat returned to her station at 6 P.M. - Permanent paid crew : rewards, 4s. 6d. No expense to Institution for services on the 5th, 6th and 7th February.