February Meeting.

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 5.45 P.M.

on the 10th January, 1938, the life-boat mechanic heard cries for help, appar- ently from a trawler on the west side of the Wyre Channel, and he, the cox- swain and the second coxswain put off in a pilot's dinghy. The sea was calm.

They found that the trawler had been in collision with the yacht Defender, which had foundered. Four of the yacht's crew of six had been rescued by the trawler, but the other two had been drowned. The three men returned to Fleetwood, and at low water put out again to search for the bodies, but without success.—Rewards, £1 10*.

Filey, Yorkshire.—On the 19th Janu- ary, 1938, cobles put off to search when a fishing boat was overdue.—Rewards, £14 8s., with £1 10s. for fuel used and £3 15s. for repairs.

(For full account see Filey, and Flamborough, "Services of the Life- boats," on page 486.) Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the 24th January, 1938, a motor coble saved two other cobles and their crews.

—Rewards, £2 5s., and 8s. for fuel used.

(For a full acount see " Sendees of the Life-boats," Newbiggin, and Blyth, on page 482.) Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about midday on the 25th January, 1938, the coble Silver Line, manned by four men, was returning to harbour when she saw the local motor coble Comrades in distress with her engine broken down.

A moderate W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The Silver Line got a rope aboard the Comrades and towed her safely back to harbour.—• Rewards, £l lOsr, and 5s. for fuel used.

Whitby, Yorkshire. — During the morning of the 27th January, 1938, the local motor coble Guide Me was caught at sea by a northerly gale which had suddenly sprung up; she shipped heavy seas which put the engine out of action.

Her signals of distress were seen by two other cobles and both went to the rescue. With difficulty they passed a line to her and towed her into harbour.

The tow parted twice before this wasaccomplished. The service took two and a half hours.—Rewards, £3 15s., and 10*. for fuel used.

March Meeting.

Portaskaig, Isle of Islay.—On the 10th January, 1937, the trawler San Sebas- tian, of Fleetwood, ran on to the rocks off Ardbeg and foundered within fifteen minutes. Four of her crew were drowned, but the remaining nine man- aged to scramble on to the rocks, and eight of them were taken off by a passing steamer. The master of this steamer has been thanked by the Board of Trade. The skipper of the trawler, who had scrambled on to an- other rock, was seen there, unconsckms, by two fishermen who had put off in a small rowing boat. A strong S.W.

breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. They rescued him, and then searched the neighbouring rocks for other survivors. They were engaged in the rescue between two and three hours.

The Portaskaig life-boat—as re- ported in the June, 1937, issue of The Life-boat—was launched, but the steamer had gone before she could be of any help.—Rewards, £2.

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. — Early on the morning of the 30th December, 1937, the Stonehaven coastguard saw the steam trawler Calvinia burning distress signals east of Garron Point.

A gentle N.W. breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. The Aberdeen life-boat was called out—as reported in the last issue of Tlie Life-boat—but in view of the distance she had to travel, the coastguard sent off two motor fishing boats, manned by five men. They searched for about two and three-quarter hours, but found nothing. The Calvinia had been taken in tow by another trawler.—Rewards, £3 2s. 6d., and 1 Os. for fuel used.

Barmouth, Merionethshire.—At 6 A.M.

on the 1st February, 1938, a member of the coast life-saving corps coming off duty heard shouting from the direction of a small island. A N.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The man warned the life-boat coxswain, and together they launched a rowing boat. They found three men who had been cut off by the tide. They were not on the island, but had got on the top of a wall. The rescuers were un- able to reach them, owing to the heavy weather. They returned ashore and put off again in the coxswain's motor boat, accompanied by two other men of the corps. This time they reached and rescued the three men. The service took about an hour and three-quarters.

—Rewards, £1 15s., and Is. for fuel used.

Aberdeen.—At about 12.55 P.M. on the 16th February, 1938, the Girdleness lighthouse-keeper reported that the motor yawl Saxon, of Aberdeen, was abreast the lighthouse, and in need of immediate help. In order to save time the harbour-master, who is joint honorary secretary of the life-boat station, sent out the motor pilot boat, manned by three men. She found the Saxon drifting towards the rocks in Greyhope Bay. The Saxon's engine had broken down, and she was then little more than thirty yards off shore.

The pilot boat got a line on board and took her in tow, but before the two boats reached Aberdeen the tow parted three times, owing to the heavy pitch- ing of the boats. The service took one and a half hours.—Rewards, £1 2s. 6d., and 15s. for use of boat and fuel, with 3s. to a helper on shore..