MAY 8TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 8.15 A.M.

the coastguard reported that the sailing barge George Smeed, of Rochester, was dragging her anchors. The life-boat crew were assembled but the barge made no signal of distress, and at 11.30 A.M. the crew were dismissed.

During the day the weather got worse and by evening a S.S.W. gale was blowing with a very rough sea. At 6.50 P.M.

the barge burned flares for help and at 7.15 the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched, found the barge half a mile south of the pier at 7.40 P.M., and went alongside.

The two men on board her jumped into the life-boat, which landed them at the naval base and returned to her station at 8.45 P.M..

- Rewards, £12 8s..