Portrush, Co. Antrim.—At 7.46 A.M.

on the 21st November, 1938, information was received from the coastguardcoastguard that a vessel was aground at the River Bann. A slight W. wind was blowing, with a choppy sea and strong tide. The motor life-boat T.B.B.H.

was launched at 8 A.M., and at Portstewart Bay, near the entrance to the River Bann, she found the s.s. Redthorn, of Goole. The Redthorn was laden with coal and bound from Garston to Coleraine, carrying a crew of seven.

She had refloated, but was making water badly. Escorted by the lifeboat the steamer succeeded in reaching Portrush Harbour, but later she sank.

The life-boat returned to her station at 9.5 A.M.—Rewards, £7 6s. 6d..