During a moderate easterly gale on the 31st October, several vessels which were at anchor off Rosslare Harbour got into a dangerous position owing to their anchors not holding. Seeing they were in danger, Coxswain Hayes launched the Life-boat and proceeded to their assistance. The Life-boat first went to the schooner Faith, of Beaumaris, which was bound from Newport to Wexford with a cargo of coal, and the four hands were rescued; the boat then proceeded to the schooner Glynn, of Wexford, which had lost her jiboom, and was riding to one anchor, the chain of the other anchor having carried away, and the four men on board were taken off. The boat then went to the schooner Seaview and saved her crew, which also consisted of four hands.

The schooner Queen of the West, of Milford, was then assisted, her crew also being conveyed ashore in safety.

In the case of the Glynn and of the Seaview both vessels drove ashore after the crews had been taken off.

Next morning two other vessels— the Maria Reid and Edith May—both of Wexford, were reported in distress, the weather in the meanwhile hiving become a good deal worse, and the wind > having increased to the force of a whole gale. The Life-boat therefore again put ! to sea and rescued the crews, nine in number..