Arklow, Co. Wicklow— On the 28th November, 1938, the trawler Roaming, of Arklow, with a crew of three, lost her rudder while fishing in Courtown Bay. She made for Arklow with the flood tide, using trawl boards for steering, and sending up flares. Another fishing boat, manned by a crew of five, went to her help, but was unable to get her into harbour as she grounded on the bar. After the fishing boat had had two of her crew thrown into the sea in their efforts to help the Roaming, she went into Arklow, and reported to the life-boat coxswain.

The weather was clear, with a rough sea on the bar and a S.W. wind.

The motor life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched at 8.30 P.M. and helped the Roaming, which had drifted off the bar, into harbour, arriving at midnight.— Rewards, shore-boat, £2 10s., with £5 for loss of fishing and 3s. 4d. for fuel used; life-boat, £16 9s. Qd..