The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 1.15 P.M. on the 28th September, during a moderate S.E. gale and heavy sea,onac- count of the fishing-boat Barbara Woods, of Methil, having run ashore about 200 yards from the entrance to the harbour when coming in from the fishing-grounds.

A coble also went out to the assistance of the vessel, and by the united efforts of this coble and the Life-boat, ropes were conveyed to the head of the pier and the endangered vessel and her crew of seven hands were got into safety. The sea was all the time breaking over the fishing-boat..