NOVEMBER 8TH. - CLACTON-ON-SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA), ESSEX During the afternoon the naval base at Brightlingsea reported that two steamers were sinking in the West Swin. A strong S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched at 3 P.M., and found the S.S. Fireglow, a London collier.

A patrol vessel reported that the second vessel had already sunk. The Fireglow had been hit forward by a bomb, and had been raked by machine-gun fire. Her fore part was under water and her boats had been put out of action by the machine-guns. A tug took her in tow stern first, and at the master’s request the life-boat escorted them. They made for Southend, arriving at midnight.

The life-boat took naval officers from the tug and the master of the Fireglow ashore, put the master back on his vessel, and then returned to her station, arriving at one o’clock the next afternoon. - Rewards, £21 15s. 7d..