Troon, Ayrshire.—At 10.50 P.M. on the 18th June, 1939, the coxswain's son saw a flare in the South Bay, betweenthe shore and Lady Isle. A N.W.

wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow was launched at 11.20 P.M. She found the motor pleasure boat Elim, of Troon, with six people on board, bound from Lady Isle to Troon. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat towed the Elim into Troon harbour and arrived back at her station at 12.35 A.M. the next morning.—Rewards, £6 12s..