At 8.30 A.M. on the 13th November a coast- watcher reported that a three-masted barque was off St. David's Head with her sails blown away and apparently totally disabled. A moderate N.N.W.

gale was blowing at the time, and as it was not known whether the vessel was flying any signals of distress or not the Motor Life-boat General Farrell was ordered out. Unfortunately after she had travelled some distance the motor broke down and she was obliged to return ashore. As soon as the motor had been put in working order the boat again proceeded. When she reached the vessel—which was the barque For- mosa of Porsgrund, laden with timber —it was found that she was in a water- logged condition and deserted, The boat then cruised about searching for any of the ship's boats. At length she sighted one of the ship's life-boats about one mile to the north-eastward, and at once made for her. She was found to be unmanageable in the heavy sea running, with eleven of the crew on board, many of them in an exhausted condition. The men were at once taken into the Life-boat which landed them in safety. The remainder of the crew of the vessel succeeded in reaching the shore in another of the ship's boats, but the boat was capsized when she got into the breakers; fortunately the men managed to get ashore without loss of life..