THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning of the 17th June information was received that a vessel was in distress off Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J.

was launched at 6.10 A.M. A light northerly wind was blowing and the sea was smooth, but the tides were running very strongly, and there was a very thick fog. The Life-boat found the steam trawler Marz, of Grimsby, ashore on the North Tail, and at the captain's request stood by. Later she passed two cables from the Marz to another trawler which had come up, and an attempt was made to tow her off at high water, but this failed. At low water it was seen that the trawler was badly damaged and the Life-boat took off fourteen of the crew of sixteen and brought them safely into Thurso, arriving back at 4 P.M.

One of the crew had unfortunately been washed overboard and drowned when the trawler struck, and the captain remained on Stroma Island. During the day the Life-boat transferred a sick man from an outbound ship to another which was homeward bound. The Longhope Motor Life-boat K.T.J.S. was also launched, but her services were not required. The owners of the trawler, the Rinovia Steam Fishing Co., of Grimsby, expressed their thanks and became Annual Subscribers to the In- stitution.—Rewards, Thurso, £5 3s. 6d. ; Longhope, £4 16s. Qd..