On the even- ing of the 27th February, the honorary secretary was warned that the motor fishing boat Celerity, of Buckie, "had just arrived in the harbour and reported that the Wick fishing boat Fisher Boy, with a crew of five, was in distress off Sandside with her propeller fouled, and that the motor fishing boat Courage was trying to tow her into Scrabster. The honorary secretary, after assembling the life-boat crew, motored along the coast for about seven miles, but could not see the boats, and got back to the harbour at 9 P.M.

At 9.80 P.M. the Courage came in and asked for the life-boat as all her tow ropes had broken. A south east gale was blowing, with a heavy, broken sea. The motor life-boat H.C.J. put out at 9.45 P.M., but found that the Celerity had put out again and had taken the Fisher Boy *n tow. She escorted the boats into safety, and returned to her station at 11 P.M.

Owing to the heavy sea on the slipway she had to be left at moorings until the next day.—Rewards £14 10s. 6d..