On the morning of the 24th February the dredger Sisyphus, of Dublin, which was anchored in the harbour, signalled for help. A strong to whole E.S.E. gale was blowing, a very heavy sea was running and it was snowing. The motor life-boat Dunleary put off at noon and found that two of the dredger's three moorings had parted. The life-boat stood by the dredger in case her help should be needed until 4.45 P.M., and then, at the request of the harbour master, she landed the crew of three.

She could not return to her moorings, however, on account of the gale and the fact that the boarding boat had been capsized, so she remained in the harbour until 9 A.M. next day. The gale was the worst known at Kingstown for seventeen years, the wind being officially registered at ninety miles an hour. A letter of appreciation was sent to Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, district organizing secretary, for his personal attendance at the life-boat station on this occasion, when the honorary secretary and district inspector were absent, and for his endeavours to get information through to Wicklow regarding another casualty.—Rewards, £13 19s. Qd..