FEBRUARY 27TH a n d 2 8TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK.

At 9.30 in the morning the Gorleston coastguard telephoned to the life-boat station that the S.S. Dynamo, of Hull, was aground on North Bank. She was laden with coals for Yarmouth and had a crew of 15 on board.

Another message came that a tug was going to her help, and at 10 A.M. the motor life-boat Louise Stephens put out. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found the steamer in a dangerous position, with seas breaking over her. She anchored and veered down, but in the heavy seas it was impossible for her to get alongside the steamer, so she hauled out again and fired her line-throwing gun. By this means she got a wire rope from the steamer, but it was not long enough to take to the tug.

The life-boat herself was driving ashore, and by this time the tide was falling. No further attempt could be made to get the steamer in tow until the tide flowed again. The life-boat continued to stand by, while the tide fell.

As the crew were then in no danger, she returned to her station again at 12.30 P.M.

On the following morning the life-boat was out again at six, and got lines from the Dynamo to two tugs. They succeeded in shifting her about one length on this tide, and then, when the tide began to fall andfurther efforts had to be suspended, the lifeboat remained with the Dynamo until low water, and went back to her station at 12.30 P.M. At 6.30 in the evening she was out again for the third time, and again she got lines from the Dynamo to the tugs. One of the tugs pulled the bollards out of the Dynamo, but by this time the tugs’ efforts were successful and the Dynamo came afloat at 9.35 that night. When she had made certain that no further help was needed, the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at eleven. - Rewards: first service, £4 17s. 6d; second and third services, property salvage cases.