Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- * folk.—At 2.40 A.M. on the 20th October, 1939, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a vessel north of the St.

Nicholas Light-vessel had fired distress signals. The light-vessel also fired signals.

A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 2.54 A.M. the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched. She spoke the lightvessel; was told that the vessel was to the S.E.; and found her to be the Admiralty trawler Kirkella, disabled near the Scroby Sands. Her anchor and propeller were fouled. Her master asked the life-boat to stand by, which she did. By 6.30 A.M. the trawler had cleared her propeller and the life-boat escorted her towards the St. Nicholas Light-vessel, to a safer position. The life-boat returned to her station at 8.30 A.M.—Rewards, £24 6s..