St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—At about 9.30 P.M. on the 12th August, 1938, information was received from the lighthouse, through the signal station,that a boat close under the cliffs was in need of help. AN.E. wind was blowing and the sea was choppy. The motor life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest put out and found the St.

Abbs fishing boat Victory, with a crew of two on board, drifting rapidly towards the rocks east of St. Abbs Head.

Her engine had failed and the crew were exhausted by their efforts to pull her home. The life-boat returned with the boat in tow at 10 P.M.—No rewards desired..