NOVEMBER 29TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 4.35 P.M. a loud explosion was heard. Two trawlers could be seen engaged in mine-sweeping in the Humber.

The crew of one was lowering a boat. At 4.48 P.M. the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched. A light N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The lifeboat found that the trawler was the Recordo.

She had struck a mine which exploded under the engine-room. Two men had been injured.

One of them, the engineer, had his leg broken.

A tug arrived to take the Recordo in tow, and the life-boat took the two injured men to Grimsby. She returned to her station at 8.50 P.M. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, £1 7s..