On the same day that the first rescue of the crew of the Arctic Prince took place, the ketch Millam Castle, of Barrow, was seen making signals for help in St.

Tudwal's Outer Roads, Cardigan Bay.

She was on a voyage from Kinsale, in Ireland, to Bideford, and had been driven north into Cardigan Bay by a southerly gale. Her steering gear had broken down^and she had taken shelter in the outer roads and anchored. A very heavy sea was running. The Abersoch Life-boat went out to her earlyin the afternoon, found her crew exhausted by their struggle, and took them off, but owing to the very low tide and the heavy sea on the beach she was unable to return ashore until 8.30 in the evening. After the ketch was abandoned her anchor started, she drifted towards Pwllheli, and was salved. Her crew then went aboard her again.

A fortnight later, on 13th January, the Millom Castle, bound from Portmadoc to Bideford with a load of slates, was again caught by heavy weather off Abersoch. A whole S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and the ketch had anchored, but she was in a dangerous position, and was kept under observation from the shore. Shortly before ten o'clock that night she was seen burning flares, and the Life-boat put out in a sea which her crew said was one of the worst that they had ever experienced. The crew of the ketch were taken off, but she rode out the storm, and they were able to go aboard again..