JANUARY 11TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

About 8.30 A.M. the port war signal station reported that the Danish steamer Sparta was in difficulties, and a second message was received shortly afterwards that the Belgian steamer Anna, of Nieuport, needed help at once. At 8.45 A.M the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched. The damage that she had received in the services five days before had not yet been repaired. A strong S.E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. A mile north of No. 5 Trinity Buoy the life-boat found the Anna. She had ten men on board, including a pilot, and was bound laden from Newcastle to Goole. In the early morning in a dense fog she had been in collision with the Sparta and had sunk. Her deck forward was now awash. The lifeboat rescued the crew of eight, but the captain and pilot decided to stay on board as the bridge and after part of the ship were above water. The life-boat landed the rescued men at Grimsby and then at the request of the naval authorities she went out again to look for the Sparta. She could not find her, and learnt later that she was making for Goole and that she arrived safely.

She went again to the Anna and found that she was not needed, but promised to return again as the tide rose and stand by untilafter high water. This she did, reaching the steamer at 8 P.M. She found a naval salvage party on board. It had pumped her out, and on the high tide the steamer refloated. She was leaking, but able to control the water with her pumps, so the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 11.15 P.M. - Paid permanent crew. - Rewards, first service, 18s. ; second service, property salvage case.