At 9 A.M. on the 18th March a telegram was received from the Coastguard at | St. Andrews stating that a vessel was making for the Tay close in-shore and setting towards the sands. The Cox- swain assembled the crew of the new motor Life-boat Maria and at once launched the boat. She proceeded down the river under motive power in the | face of a terrific easterly gale and heavy sleet showers. A schooner was observed labouring heavily and in distress in the Bay, with mainsail blown away. The Coxswain steered for the vessel right I across the treacherous Abertay sands with all possible speed, shipping, at times, tremendous seas, which submerged the boat, but she cleared herself well and showed great buoyancy. The vessel was the schooner Oloa Pauline, of Sta- vanger, carrying a crew of five hands, | bound for Grantown in ballast. She j had been driven out of her course and was in immediate danger of being driven I ashore. The captain stated that he wished to get to Grantown, but the Coxswain of the Life-boat warned him that it was impossible to make that place, and that the only means of pre- venting a casualty was to endeavour to get into the Tay. The Life-boat re- mained in close attendance, and the Coxswain directed the navigation of the vessel. He feared that the stranding of the vessel was inevitable, and as a last resource signalled to the captain to follow him, and piloted him through the narrow channel known as " the Pool," which is not much wider than a street.

Eventually they succeeded in getting the vessel between the sands into the Tay, and brought her to a safe anchorage off Broughty Ferry. During this ser- vice the weather was exceptionally severe and the behaviour of the boat, which had recently been sent to the station, gave the greatest satisfaction to the crew..