Southampton early yesterday morning, was reported to be in good condition.

The vessel, Pisces Two , was also safely tied up in Ely's Harbour.

A Harbour Radio spokesman said the sloop, from the Everglades in Florida, touched bottom off Pompano Beach around 4 a.m. yesterday.

The fishing vessel Princess tried to assist but was unable to help, he said.

Since there was no damage to the craft and the crewman was safe, he was advised to sit tight until daylight.

Just after 8 a.m., the fishing vessel Traveller went to the sailor's assistance and towed him into Ely's Harbour.

ARRIVALS DECLINE TOU Arrivals decline Visitors coming to Bermuda by air during the month of January continue to decline, Tourism Department figures revealed last week.

Last month 8,331 people arrived by air compared to 9,015 in January, 1992, and 10,164 in January of the previous year.

Most of the visitors -- 6,034 -- were from the US. But arrivals from there were also down 6.5 percent compared to January last year.

Arrivals from Canada were down by 20.5 percent to 1,318.

A total of 492 visitors came from the UK, representing a 13.5 percent decrease.

But arrivals from Europe were up by 97.9 percent to 186.

The average length of stay for Bermuda Hotel Association member properties remained at 4.8 nights.

However, the average length of stay for all licensed properties grew from 6.7 to 7.1 nights.

There were no cruise ship visits in January.

WEEKEND ARRESTS CTS Weekend arrests Two Devonshire men will appear in Magistrates' Court this morning in connection with separate crimes committed in the parish last week.

Police spokesman Sgt. John Dale said both men, a 23-year-old and a 29-year-old, were arrested over the weekend.

The younger of the two is expected to face charges of breaking and entering a Shelton Road residence last Wednesday morning and assaulting the female occupant.

The other is accused of robbing an elderly English couple at knife point on the Railway Trail, near Barker's Hill last Wednesday.

HOME FLOODED FIR Home flooded Bermuda Fire Services reported a fairly quiet weekend with only one of several calls received requiring their assistance.

Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday, the Port Royal station received a report of a flooding at a home at Palm Valley, Horseshoe Road, Southampton.

One vehicle and four firefighters went to the home where they found a pipe from a water heater had burst. The flooding was confined to one bedroom, a fire spokesman said, and there was no major damage.