AUGUST 19TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 10.5 in the morning the coastguard reported that a fishing vessel appeared to be out of control two miles south-east by east of the South Goodwin Light-vessel. A moderate south-south-west breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 11.13 a second message said that the fishing vessel was making distress signals, and at 11.20 the motor life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched. She found the fishing vessel La Nievre, of Boulogne, with a crew of six.

She had lost her propeller and was without sails. She had been aground on the sands, but had refloated. Three life-boatmen went on board and the life-boat towed her into Dover harbour. She returned to her station, arriving at 5.50 that evening. - Property salvage case..