APRIL 18TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

At 1.45 in the morning it was reported that a vessel of an outward-bound convoy had gone ashore on the Binks. She appeared to be on her beam ends and was sounding distress signals on her siren. At eight minutes past two the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched. A freshS.S.E. wind was blowing, with a heavy sea.

The life-boat found the steam trawler Donalda, of Grimsby, and her crew all ready to leave her, but the coxswain advised them to stay on board their own vessel, and promised to stand by them until they were in safety. The trawler’s skipper said that all his lights had failed and asked what the coxswain could do to help him, so at daybreak the life-boat returned ashore, and saw the military officer-in-charge. He sent an electrician out in the life-boat, who soon put the matter right. The life-boat then stood by until the vessel refloated at 9.15 in the morning and returned to her station, arriving a quarter of an hour later. - Property salvage case..