Cox- swain Kelly of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 1 on the 23rd March saw a schooner miss stays and get into a dangerous position near the rocks beneath the lime kilns at Port St. Mary.

A strong southerly breeze was blowing at the time with a rough sea. He imme- diately fired the signal to summon the crew, and in less than ten minutes the Life-boat was afloat, and on her way to the vessel under oars and sails. She proved to be the schooner Julia, of Fecamp, bound from Lisbon to Iceland with a cargo of salt. When the Life- boat reached her she had already managed to get into safety, although to do so an anchor and thirty fathoms of chain had to be abandoned. The captain of the Julia spoke very little English, but made it clear to the Cox- swain that he was anxious to recover his small boat and three of the crew who had gone ashore an hour previously for provisions. The wind was now increasing and the sea becoming rougher. The Life-boat returned to the pier and a few minutes later the schooner's small boat, manned by three men, started off under oars to rejoin the Julia. As it was thought that with such a small boat the crew, pulling against wind and sea, would have great difficulty in reaching their vessel, it was decided to accompany them. The Life-boat, therefore, did so, but before the small boat had got one third of the way, the oarsmen became exhausted. The Life-boat immediately bore down on them and, throwing a rope to the men, towed the boat to the vessel, a distance of one and a half miles.

When this had been successfully accom- plished and the men were again on board their vessel the Life-boat returned to her station. There is no doubt that the small boat was in danger of being swamped and it was very fortunate that the Life-boat was close at hand to render such timely assistance..