Soon after midday on the 27th March the coastguard telephoned that a steam drifter three miles N.E. of Troup was flying a " Not under control " signal.

The motor life-boat Lady Rothes put out at 12.40 P.M. In the absence of the coxswain, Captain Stephen, the harbour master and a member of the local committee, took command of the life- boat. A moderate to fresh N.W. wind was blowing, and the sea was choppy.

The life-boat found the drifter, the Fitness, of Macduff, about two miles north west of Rosehearty, with a crew of six. She had been seine-net fishing, but had had trouble with her boiler and was out of control. The life-boat got a line on board and towed her back to Fraserburgh, returning to her station at 3.40 P.M.—Rewards, £7 16*. 6d..