Alf was a three-masted Norwegian barque which became stranded and then wrecked on 23 November 1909 on Haisbro Sands, off the coast of Norfolk.

Around the turn of the 20th century she was sold to Norwegian owners and renamed Alf, serving until she was wrecked off the coast of Norfolk.

[8] She was heading for the port city of Liverpool with a crew of fifteen men aboard, including captain Orberg.

On Tuesday 23 November 1909,[8] Alf had reached the north east coast of Norfolk in good time but it was now dark, foggy and very cold.

One of the men who had been pulled from the capsized boat was suffering from extreme hypothermia and died before reaching Great Yarmouth.

The master of the light vessel gave Blogg a bearing and reported that more flares had been seen an hour earlier.

Coxswain Blogg decided to head for Sea Palling, where the lifeboat could be anchored, and the crew rest until conditions improved.

[8] After the Louisa Heartwell had been at anchor at Sea Palling for two hours, and dawn had broken, out of the mist came the Great Yarmouth steam drifter King.

[8] As she drew closer she hailed coxswain Blogg and reported to him that they had seen the wreck of the Alf and had passed as close as they could safely get.

[9] The two sailors had gone below, searching for paraffin and materials to make more flares at the time of the lifeboat's first call to the wreck.

With the noise of the sea, wind and flapping sail cloth the two men had not heard the rescuers' calls.

Coxswain Blogg manoeuvred his boat under lee quarter of Alf, and held the Louise Heartwell in this position despite her stern's being struck by a huge wave.

Coxswain Blogg quickly turned the boat, hoisted the lugsail, and set a course for Great Yarmouth.