ON the morning of 24th March, a very cold morning, with a heavy sea running, the Boulmer Life-boat was launched to stand by seven returning fishing boats of Craster, which, owing to the heavy seas breaking right across the Bar, would find it very dangerous to make their harbour.

Many of the Boulmer men were out in their boats, and the ex-Coxswain took charge of the launch. With the sea breaking, and the spring ebb tide nearly at low water, the launching of the Boat was extremely difficult. The crew and all the women that Boulmer could mus- ter went into the mud up to their knees, and many of them into the water up to their waists. By their courageous efforts the Boat was launched, but two of the women had to be carried home, over- come with cold and exhaustion. The Life-boat arrived off Craster to find that two of the seven fishing boats had made the harbour, and four more were being helped to land in Embleton Bay by people ashore with ropes. The seventh.

had made a desperate effort to get across the Bar, but had been forced to put out to sea again. This boat was ultimately got safely into Boulmer, the Life-boat taking her in tow at the most difficult place. Besides special awards, a Letter of Thanks was sent to the men and women of Boulmer..