WHITELINK BAY, ABERDEENSHIRE.— After a fine morning on the 5th January, a sudden and terrific squall was experienced, accompanied by a heavy shower of snow and sleet. Soon afterwards the coxswain of the Life-boat Three Brothers observed a fishing-boat in distress off Rattray Head, and he at once summoned the Life-boat's crew. Two other distressed boats were afterwards seen. At 12 noon the Life-boat was launched, and in about twenty minutes overtook the nearest boat, , of Fraserbnrgh, and ten minutes later another boat, the Good Design, also of Fraserburgh, was also reached. Each of the boats had a crew of three men. Both boats were taken in tow, part of their crews being taken into the Life-boat, which being qnable to return to her station owing to the severity and direction of the gale made for Peterhead.

She was towed by a steam-tug belonging to that port the last two and a half miles and subsequently back to her station. The crew of the third fishingboat failed to observe the Life-boat bearing down on them and ran their boat ashore at Eattray Head..