Ramsey, Isle of Man.—Very early on the morning of the 21st January, 1938, the coastguard reported that a vessel in Ramsey bay, about five miles E.N.E. from Queen's Pier, was burning flares. A whole S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and heavy rain in squalls. The motor life-boat Lady Harrison was launched at 3.15 A.M., and found that the vessel was the steamer Nora, of Liverpool, bound from Liverpool for Palnackie, Kirkcudbrightshire, with a cargo of grain.

She was dragging her anchors, and her captain was afraid that she would collide with another steamer anchored near-by. Vessels were at anchor all round her, but they were unable to help, owing to the gale. At the captain's request the life-boat stood by until daylight. She then took him ashore for medical attention, as his hand had been crushed. She landed him at 9.20 A.M., and returned with him to his ship at 11 A.M. She stood by again until 11.30 A.M., when she escorted the Nora to a safe anchorage, and returned to her station at 12.40 P.M.— Rewards, £39 16*. 6d..