JANUARY 27TH. 29TH. and 30TH. FEBRUARY 1ST and 14TH, and April 21ST and 28TH..- WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. On Sunday the 20th January the S.S. Belgia, of Gothenburg, was bombed by German aeroplanes and set on fire. Her crew abandoned her and eventually got ashore two miles S.W.

of Walton Pier. The Admiralty salvage officer then asked for the help of the life-boat in attempting to refloat the steamer, and on the 27th the motor life-boat E.M.E.D. put off with fire pumps, firemen and a salvage party. The pumps were put in the boarding boat which was towed by the life-boat.

Next day the weather was too rough for any salvage work to be done, but the life-boat helped again on the 29th and 30th of January and the 1st February. She was out from 11.15 A.M. to 6.30 P.M. on the 27th ; 11.15 A.M. to 3.30 P.M. on the 29th ; 12 noon to 3.30 P.M. on the 30th ; and 9.15 A.M. to 4.30 P.M. on the 1st February. All attempts to refloat the steamer on these days failed, but on the 14th February the weather was better, and the help of the life-boat was again requested. She left at 11.35 A.M. and stood by until 1.30 P.M., when the steamer was refloated. As she was to be towed to Harwich the life-boat took off the salvage party and landed them at Walton Pier at 3.30 P.M.

On the 21st April, the life-boat’s motor boarding boat took out the salvage officer, a diver and equipment, and they found the Belgia’s anchor and cable, which they buoyed.

The boarding boat was out from 11 A.M.

till 6 P.M. On the 28th April she was again called out, and she guided a drifter to the cable and anchor and the drifter took them on board. The boarding boat returned to her station at 5.30 P.M. - Expenses for all launches defrayed by Admiralty..