At 10.15 A.M.

on the 1st December the coastguard at Ballycastle reported that the s.s. Apine, of Glasgow, a collier, bound empty from Londonderry to Glasgow, was dragging her anchors and drifting towards the reefs at Carrickvarnon Head. A whole S.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and it was raining.

The motor life-boat T.B.B.II. was launched at 10.30 A.M., found the steamer between Bengore Head and Sheep Island, and escorted her into Portrush. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 1 P.M. The district organizing secretary, who was at Port- rush, went out in the life-boat.— Rewards, £7 6*. 6d..