AITH'S 26 HOURS' SEARCH.

Aith, Shetlands. — 9th October, 1939. Information was received through the coastguard at 1.45 P.M.

that the s.s. Vistula, of Gothenburg, Sweden, had been sunk by enemy action on the previous day twenty-five miles off Unst, that nine of her crew had been landed near Flugga Light- house from a boat, but that the captain and the seven remaining members of her crew were missing in another boat.

A whole S.E. gale was blowing, with an extremely heavy sea and rain squalls.

The motor life-boat was launched at 2.25 P.M. and went to the position given, seventy miles away. There she searched over a wide area, but without success. In the end she was recalled by wireless from North Unst Lighthouse which acted as shore radio station for the life-boat during this service. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.30 P.M. on the following day, having been out for over twenty- six hours.—Rewards, £26 13s..