Rosslare Harbour, and Kilmore, Co. Wexford.

—A message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M. on the 3rd March, 1939, that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off Carnsore Point.

A S.S.E. wind was blowing, with a moderately rough sea. At 5.15 P.M. the Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat K.E.C.F. was launched. She found the seaplane ashore at Ballytrent Strand, and signalled the officers on board who replied that they were no longer in danger. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.48 P.M. Meanwhile the information had also reached Kilmore, and at 6 P.M. the motor life-boat Ann Isabella Pyemont put out. She damaged her rudder in launching and after calling at the Barrells Light-vessel and Tuskar without getting information, put into Rosslare. Here she learned that her services were not needed, but as her rudder was damaged she waited for the tide, and returned to her station again at 7.30 A.M. on the following morning.

On the 5th March information was received at Rosslare Harbour from the Coast Life-saving Service that the Ministry of Defence wished the life-boat to be launched to stand by while attempts were made to refloat the seaplane.

The motor life-boat K.E.C.F.

was launched at 5.15 P.M., but it was found that the surf on the beach was too heavy for anything to be done at that time. The life-boat returned to her station at 7 P.M. During the night a request was received from an officer of the Irish Air Force that the life-boatshould again be launched in the morning when another attempt to refloat the machine at high water would be made. The life-boat put out again at 7.20 A.M. She stood by while the stranded seaplane was refloated at Ballytrent and then escorted her to Wexford Harbour, returning to her station at 1.30 P.M.—Rewards: Rosslare Harbour, Permanent paid crew, 1st launch, £2 6s. 6d; 2nd launch, £2 6s. 6d; 3rd launch, £l 3s. Qd.; Kilmore, £33 3s. 9d..