OCTOBER 20TH. - REDCAR, YORK-SHIRE. At 9.30 P.M. the S.S. Cranby, ofMontreal, a 2,000-ton steamer, with a crew of twenty-one, bound laden with coal from Newcastle to London, ran ashore on West Scar Rocks. The weather was hazy, with a light easterly wind and a slight sea. She made no signals, but at 11 P.M. the motor life-boat Louisa Polden was launched. She arranged with the steamer to get tugs as soon as possible, and returned to her station at 12.30 A.M. At 2 A.M. she took out Lloyd’s agent and salvage officers as the weather was too bad for other boats. Tugs tried to tow the steamer off, with the life-boat standing by, but they were unsuccessful and the life-boat, returned to her station at 8.30 A.M.

She went out for the third time at 11.20 A.M., taking out a party of men to help in lightening the steamer. After bringing them ashore again she stood by while another effort was made, but without success, to tow the steamer off.

The life-boat then brought the salvage officers ashore at 8.30 P.M. On the afternoon of the following day, the 22nd, the life-boat was launched again at 3.30 P.M. By this time the weather had become worse and salvage work had to be abandoned temporarily. The life-boat took off the crew of 21 men and brought them ashore at 5 P.M. On the 30th October she put out at 3 P.M. to take out pumps and bring ashore a salvage party. A strong S.E. breeze was blowing with a rough sea, and no other suitable boats were available.

The life-boat returned at 4.30 P.M.

Her sixth service to the Granby took place on the following day when she again put out as on the previous day, to help in the salvage work. She was on service from 2 P.M. until 3 . 3 0 P . M . Eventually the steamer was refloated, and her cargo saved, at 4 P.M. on the 1st November. - Rewards : 1st launch, £19 14s. 6d. ; 2nd launch, Property salvage case ; 3rd launch, Property salvage case ; 4th launch, £9 17s. ; 5th launch, Property salvage case ; 6th launch, Property salvage case.