On the morn- ing of the 15th August the coastguard brought news that a yacht in Dundrum Bay was flying distress signals. As the Newcastle life-boat was off service, it was decided to send the Cloughey motor life-boat William Maynardt arid she was launched at 12.45 P.M. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The yacht was the Argo, of Whitehaven. Her boom had broken and she had started to drag her anchor.

When the life-boat arrived she found that a motor fishing boat had put out from Newcastle and was towing the yacht towards Killough harbour. The life-boat accompanied the boats into the harbour and then returned to her station, arriving there at 6 P.M.—Re- wards, £8 3*..