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The Danish Fishing Vessel, J. N. Fibiger, of Hirtshals

OCTOBER 14TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

About 9.20 at night the life-boat watchman reported a vessel aground on the Binks, but she got off and steamed south-east only to stop on the Outer Binks. Half an hour later the port war signal station said that a vessel was aground on the Binks due east of the station. A light south-south-west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 10.30 and found the Danish fishing vessel, J. N. Fibiger, of Hirtshals.

She had a cargo of fish and had brought a Government official from Denmark. Her skipper did not know his way into the river, so two life-boatmen boarded the vessel, piloted her to the examination vessel and handed her over. The life-boat reached her station again at 12.40 next morning. - Paid permanent crew ; rewards, £1 4s..