JANUARY 23RD. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 8.15 P.M. flag officer in charge Great Yarmouth asked, through the coastguard, for the services of the life-boat for R.A.F. High Speed Launch 124, which was aground on Scroby Sands north of the Scroby Elbow buoy. The Gorleston life-boat was preferred to the Caister boat as she was fitted with wireless. A S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, rain and snow. The motor lifeboat Louise Stephen s was launched at 8.35 P.M. and found the launch on Caister Shoal. In trying to get alongside the lifeboat touched ground and had to back away.

She then got into position to fire her linethrowing gun, but at that moment a heavy sea knocked the launch afloat, and the tide being now on the flow the life-boat was able to go alongside her. She then escorted her to Great Yarmouth, sending a wireless message for the harbour lights to be switched on as they came in. The launch got safely in, and the life-boat then returned to her station and was ready for service again at 11.40 P.M.

On the following morning a message of thanks was received from the flag officer in charge.

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