On the 25th June, the steam trawler Cape Sable, of Hull, ran aground in a very dangerous place near Hoy Head, in a dense fog.

She was homeward bound from, the fishing grounds at the Faroes, and carried a crew of twelve. A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing with a moder- ate sea. Her distress signals were heard in the fog but nothing could be seen of her, and the motor life-boat J.J.K.S.W., which was launched at 4 A.M., searched the cliffs in the direction of Yesnabie. Meanwhile the honorary secretary, who had been searching the cliffs by car, received a message from a party of campers that the signals appeared to be coming from the direc- tion of Hoy Head. This news was wirelessed to the life-boat, and she eventually found the Cape Sable hard and fast among the rocks. The life- boat ran out a kedge anchor, and stood by until flood tide, when she managed to pull the trawler stern first into deep water. Then, as the trawler skipper was not acquainted with Stromness harbour, a life-boatman went on board and piloted the Cape Sable into Strom- ness. The life-boat, which carried out the rescue with great skill and prompt- ness, arrived back at the station at 8.30 A.M.—Property Salvage Case..