NOVEMBER 4TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.

At seven in the morning the coastguard reported a ship ashore at Rottingdean.

A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 7.25, and thirty minutes later found the vessel, the Polish steamer Marocz. Her crew had been taken off by a trawler during the night and an air sea rescue launch had landed twentytwo of them at Newhaven. As it was now likely that the steamer would refloat, her master wanted his crew back, and the lifeboat sent a wireless message for them. Three were found on a nearby tug, and the life-boat took them to their ship and then stood by.

Later a motor launch brought out the twentytwo men from Newhaven, but as she could not get alongside the Marocz, the life-boat put them aboard her. She then helped in the passing of two ropes to tugs, and the Marocz was refloated and went on her way.

The life-boat returned, arriving at 1.25 in the afternoon. - Rewards, £9 5s. 6d..