Clogher Head, Co. Louth; Cloughey, and Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 11.15 A.M., on the 17th November, 1937, the Clogher Head motor life-boat Mary Ann Blunt was launched in an easterly gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, to search for a vessel in distress. Information had been received, through the life-saving authorities in Dublin and the local civic guard, that the Greek steamer Anastassios Pateras, of Chios, was in need of help twenty miles E. by N. of Port Oriel. The life-boat received a terrible battering from the oncoming swell when she was launched, but got out successfully. While searching for the Greek steamer, the life-boat came up with a steamer which had hove to.

She had no news of the Greek steamer, but asked for a course for Rockabill Lighthouse. After continuing her search without result, the life-boat put into Port Oriel at 7.30 P.M. As no further news had been received, she returned to her station at 8.15 P.M.

Earlier in the day, at about 4.30 A.M., the steamer had been reported to the Cloughey life-boat station, and the crew were assembled, but the life-boat did not put out, as information was thenreceived that the steamer was going south. Newcastle life-boat station also got news at about 5.15 A.M., and the crew assembled, but the vessel's condition as reported, and the position given, did not warrant the launch of the life-boat. Eventually the steamer put into Swansea on the 20th November. A letter of appreciation was sent to the Clogher Head station and an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the crew.—Rewards : Clogher Head, standard rewards to crew, £25 18*. 6d., additional rewards to crew, £4, total rewards, £29 18*. 6d. • Newcastle, £4 7s. 6d.; Cloughey, £8 15*..