IT does not often happen that the same Life-boat goes out to the help of the same j vessel twice over within, a short time, but this has happened recently in the case of four vessels.

On 29th December of last year the, steam trawler Arctic Prince, of South Shields, was anchored off Tenby, in South "Wales. A heavy S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea ; the trawler's anchors were dragging; and at ten at night she signalled for help. The Tenby Motor Life-boat went out, and, as the ttawler was in danger of going ashore, took off the ten men of her crew.

Fortunately the trawler did not go ashore; the weather moderated; and her crew went aboard again. But the weather got worse, and rose to a whole gale from the S.W. with a very rough sea, and again the trawler's anchors began to drag. This was on 1st January, three days after the first service, and once more, about eight in the evening, the crew made signals of distress. The Life-boat went out, but this time, owing to the rough sea, she had great difficulty in taking off the crew, and one of the men had his foot crushed between the trawler and the Life-boat. Except for this accident all ten men were once again brought safely ashore..