During a moderate gale with a heavy sea on the 7th July, the Life-boat Sarah Kay was called out to the assistance of a naval motor-barge, which had become un- manageable and stranded about four miles to the east of Cockburnspath.

Information of the casualty was received at about 1 P.M. and the Life-boat was launched in a commendably short time.

The sea was so heavy that the boat was almost constantly swept from stem to stern, but she behaved magnificently, and quickly cleared herself of water.

When the Life-boat neared the wreck it was impossible for her to get along- side, and to rescue the nine men on board it was necessary to haul them by means of ropes through the surf to the boat. On arrival at Skateraw they received every care and attention, and were afterwards driven to Dunbar. It was almost 9 o'clock in the evening before the Life-boatmen reached this place, and most of them were in an ex- hausted condition, having been more or less wet through from the time they launched the boat..