Aberdeen.—At 9.27 P.M. on the 15th April the Gregness coastguard telephoned that a vessel was in distress off Berryhill. A later message said that she was about a mile N.E. of the Bridge of Don, apparently aground, and was firing rockets. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, and the weather was thick. The No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at 9.50 P.M., and found the vessel to be the steam trawler Paul Rykens, of Aberdeen, on her way home from Iceland. She carried a crew of thirteen. The life-boat anchored, veered in, and passed two lines to her.

The master said that he wished to remain on board, and asked the lifeboat to stand by. This she did. On the flood tide she took on board a towrope from the trawler, and after about an hour, with both vessels working their engines, the trawler was refloated.

During the whole of this time heavy breaking surf was washing the trawler's decks. She made for Aberdeen under her own steam, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving there at 2.30 A.M. on the 16th.—Property Salvage Case..