— At about noon on the llth January, during a whole S.E. gale with very heavy squalls, and a rough sea, it was reported to Coxswain McEachran that a fishing- boat on a lee shore in the Loch had broken adrift, collided with and badly damaged a skiff, and then foundered.

As soon as the accident occurred nine fishermen put off from the weather shore in a small boat for the purpose of sav- ing the damaged skiff, and to pump their own boats clear of water to prevent them from foundering. Whilst employed at the work the gale and sea increased, and the men were in danger of losing their lives, as it was not possible for them to land on the lee shore, and they could not pull back against the gale and sea. Realizing their danger the Cox- swain ordered the new Motor Life-boat William Macpherson to be launched.

She succeeded in saving the whole of the endangered men, ten in number, and also in getting the damaged skiff into safety.

This was the first service performed by the new motor boat recently sent to the station; she is reported to have behaved admirably and done excellent work, which could not have been carried out by the boat previously on the station.

She had to manoeuvre amongst a fleet of anchored fishing-boats, and did it splendidly..