Cullercoats, and Tynemoutb, North- umberland.—On the same morning, February 26th, 1947, the Greek steamer Zephyros, of Argostoli, a vessel of 4,000 tons, bound, in ballast, from Rouen to the Tyne, was driven ashore during a blizzard at Brown's Point, Cullercoats. The news was passed to Cullercoats by the Blyth coastguard at 7.20, and twenty minutes later the motor life-boat Westmorland was launched in a strong south-easterly gale, with very rough seas and thick snow. Mr. J. J. Ingledew, the hono- rary secretary of the station, went with her. The steamer was among dangerous rocks, the tide was falling, and the life- boat could not get alongside. She returned to her station at nine o'clock.

At low tide the steamer's crew of thirty-five were able to walk ashore.

The life-boat's crew remained in readiness, and when tugs arrived to try and tow the steamer off the life-boat went out again at about 2.0 in the afternoon to help. The Greek crew also returned to their ship. The attempt to refloat her failed and with twenty of the Greeks on board, the life-boat came back at six o'clock. On the following day others of the Greek crew wanted to come ashore again, but no small boat could make the journey.

The life-boat herself was launched for the third time at 1.30 that afternoon, and after a further unsuccessful attempt by tugs to get the steamer afloat, she returned at 4.30 bringing ashore two of the steamer's crew.

The Tynemouth motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan was also launched, but as the tide was ebbing and the steamer in no immediate danger, she returned to her station.— Rewards, Cullercoats, First service, £28 2s. Gd.; Second sendee, Property Salvage Case; Third service, £25 15s.; Tynemouth, £13 16s..