Douglas, Isle of Man.—During the afternoon of the llth March, 1939, a strong N.W. gale sprang up, with a heavy sea. Anxiety was felt for the local fishing smacks Useful and Manmn, which were at sea, and the motor lifeboat Manchester and Salford was launched at 4 P.M. She found the Useful at 4.30 P.M. making for harbour under her own power. From her the coxswain got the position of the Mannin, went in search, found her at 5 P.M., and towed her into Douglas, arriving at 6 P.M.—Rewards, £1113s. 3d..