On the 16th January the Life-boat Andrew Pickard was again called out on service while a whole gale of wind was blowing from the S.E. The ketch Marys, of Aberystwith, while running for Hantoon Channel, having lost her mainsail, and showing signals of distress, the Life-boat put off at 2.30 P.M., and after encountering a very heavy sea, which occasionally broke over the boat and filled her up to the thwarts, reached the vessel, which had then stranded in the channel.

Several efforts were made to take off her crew, but the boat was repeatedly washed away from her by the heavy seas which broke over the wreck and filled the boat; but at length, after a hard struggle, the three men, who were nearly exhausted,were happily rescued from their perilous position..