JUNE 5TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE.

At 6.40 in the evening the coastguard reported a vessel in difficulties five miles away, east of Bridlington coastguard station. She had a heavy list and her crew were abandoning her. A strong west-southwest wind was blowing, with a slight swell.

The motor life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at seven o’clock, and about eight o’clock spoke H.M. minesweeper Chalcedony, who reported that she had on board the crew of fourteen of the vessel. The vessel herself, the S.S. Chant 63, a tanker, laden with 450 tons of fresh water, had capsized.

The life-boat and the minesweeper went into smoother water in Bridlington Bay, and there the rescued men were transferred to the life-boat, which landed them at Bridlington about 9.15. The life-boat then went to the south beach and came ashore at 9.40. - Rewards, £13 15s. (See Bridlington, “Services by Shore-boats,” page 59.).