Three men were rescued on the 12th January in a strong southerly gale by the Life-boat Sarah Brooshfft, Kirk Ella, after having passed the night on a beacon on a rock upwards of three miles from the shore.

It appeared that the men had gone off to the beacon the previous day about noon to carry out some work and when they wished to return the sea was too rough for them to regain their boat. A boat from the shore put off the same night to try to rescue them but had to abandon the attempt. About 6 A.M. application was made for the Life-boat and she was promply launched, but could not get near enough to render any assistance.

At noon the Life-boat made another attempt and was towed out to the rock by the harbour tug; there she was cast off, and went to leeward of the rocks.

The cane-heaving-line was thrown, and the line successfully hauled in by the men, but it was found that a reef of rocks which was below the water would prove very dangerous to the work of rescue; it was therefore thought advisable to cast off the rope and make another attempt from windward. After considerable diffi- culty the Life-boat was worked within aboutfiftyyardsof the rock and communi- cation by rope eventually established.

After this had been done, life-buoys were hauled across, and one by one the men were pulled through the breakers to the Life-boat. The tug then picked up the.