MAY 4TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 10.15 at night the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel had burnt a flare between Britannia Pier and the jetty, and the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 10.27. A fresh north-easterly wind was blowing. The sea was rough. The life-boat found the motor cabin cruiser Maadi, on passage from Whitby to Harwich, with a crew of four.

Her engine had broken down. Two lifeboatmen were put on board, and the life-boat escorted her to Great Yarmouth. She got back to her station at 11.45 that night.- Rewards, £9 8s..