Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 2.10 P.M. on the 5th October, 1939, the Southend coastguard reported that a vessel had stranded on the Skerryvore Reef, Machrihanish. It was thought that the services of a tug might beneeded, and the tug Englishman was warned. A moderate E. gale, veering to S.S.E., was blowing, with a rough sea. At 3.40 P.M. the motor life-boat City of Glasgow was launched. The tug also went out. The vessel in distress was the Sonja, of Helsingborg. The tug could not get near her, and the lifeboat passed ropes between the two.

The tug then made several attempts to tow the Sonja off, but without success.

Life-boat and tug stood by the Sonja until early morning. The tug then succeeded in towing her off, and she was able to go on her way. The lifeboat returned to her station at 10.30 A.M. the following morning.—Property Salvage Case..