At 11.45 A.M.

on 12th May the Honorary Secretary received a telephone message from the Coastguard at Kirkwall that a trawler was ashore on Skea Skerries, Westray Firth, and that the skipper was still on board. As there was a moderate S.E.

gale blowing and the sea was rough and getting worse, it was decided to send out the Motor Life-boat J.J.K.S. W.

and she left Stromness at 11.55 A.M., in charge of the Bowman, as the Coxswain and Second Coxswain were at sea fishing. She found that the vessel was the steam trawler Athenian, of Grimsby, and that her skipper had been taken off by another steamer which was standing by to try and salve the trawler. The Life-boat arrived back at her Station at 7.30 P.M., after having been on service for about eight hours.

Owing to the wind and sea on the slipway she could not be re-housed until next day. Additional monetary rewards were made to the Coxswain and Crew for this long and arduous service.— Eewards, £12 6s. 6d..