Blogg made another attempt to come alongside, before deciding that it was too dangerous and that he would have to wait for the sea to slacken. By 1415 hrs conditions had improved and Blogg, using the lifeboat's powerful engines with great skill, was able to maintain a steady position alongside the ship for over an hour. During this time all 29 crewmen were brought off successfully, though one suffered crushed legs when he hesitated to descend the rope ladder and was trapped between the lifeboat and the Mount Ida; he later died of his injuries in Cromer Hospital. During the rescue, the lifeboat was continually flung against the hull of the Mount Ida. Because the H F Bailey was badly damaged, Cromer's no 2 lifeboat, Harriot Dixon, was called out to bring the rescued men ashore. The Harriot Dixon, too, was damaged as it was launched into heavy seas, but the rescue effort was successful. The Mount Ida was never salvaged and slowly sank into the sands of Ower Bank. Her position was . References Sources External links The Cromer Lifeboat Cromer Lifeboat Station The Old Cromer Lifeboat Shed H F Bailey Lifeboat Lifeboat Museum Gallery 1938 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships of Counties Ship Management World War II merchant ships of Greece World War II shipwrecks in the North Sea Maritime incidents in October 1939 Shipwrecks of Norfolk