North Sunderland, Northumberland.— On the morning of the 20th February it was reported that practically the whole of the local fishing fleet was out, and that the sea was making very fast and was breaking across the harbour entrance. The officers and most of the crew of the new motor life-boat W.R.A. were at sea, but she was launched at 10 A.M., with a scratch crew and a volunteer motor mechanic, to stand by the fleet. Mr.

Norris, the station honorary secretary, also went with her, and the mechanic was taken on board from one of the boats at sea. Three of the boats managed to get into harbour before the sea got very bad, and in four trips the life-boat escorted in all except six of the remainder. Five of these had already run for Holy Island. The life-boat stood by until the last of the fleet, a coble, was sighted, and at the request of the skipper escorted her into Holy Island harbour. She returned to her station at 2.55 P.M.— Rewards, £14 2s..