Contributions from Shipping Companies
THE following shipowners have sent contributions to the Institution as a result of its placing the services of the Institution before them, after the crews of their vessels had been rescued by Life-boats. The first list of such contributions was published in The Life- boat for last February.
On the 29th December, 1924, the Tenby Motor Life-boat landed the crew of the steam-trawler Arctic Prince, of Shields. The weather moderated and the crew were able to return to the vessel, but then the weather got worse, and on 1st January, 1925, they again made signals of distress, and the Tenby boat went out again and rescued them. The owners of this vessel, the Swansea Steam Trawling Co., Ltd., gave a donation of £20.
On the 19th April, 1925, the Cromer Motor Life-boat rescued the crew of the steam drifter Couronne, of Lowestoft, and the owner of this vessel, Mi. A.
Mitchell, gave a donation of £5, On 4th April, 1 25, the Ramsey Life- boat rescued the four hands of the schooner Elizabeth Hyam, of Chester, and the owners, Messrs. Hancock & Co.
(Hawarden), Ltd., gave a donation of ! £5 5s..