Barrow, Lancashire, and Maryport, Cumberland.—During the morning of the 16th January, 1938, a man reported to the Whitehaven police that he had seen rockets off the coast between Seascale and Sellafield, about twentyeight miles by sea from Barrow and twenty-three from Maryport. A southwesterly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and visibility was poor.

The coastguard passed the news to the life-boat stations, and the Barrow motor life-boat N.T. was launched at 10.10 A.M., followed by the Maryport motor life-boat Joseph Braithwaite at 10.45 A.M. The Barrow life-boat went up the coast almost to St. Bees and then out to sea for about eight miles.

She found no sign of a vessel in distress, and returned to her station at 5.15 P.M.

The Maryport life-boat searched for ten and three-quarter hours, also without success, and she got back to her station at 9.30 P.M. An increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the Barrow life-boat crew.—Standard rewards to Barrow crew, £9 19s. 6d. -,additional rewards to Barrow crew, £4 ; total rewards to Barrow, £17 3s. 3d.; rewards to Maryport, £30 13s..