ENGINES STOPPED AND SAILS BLOWN AWAY Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—After four fish- ing boats had gone out in the morning of the 1st of May, 1947, a strong off- shore wind sprang up. All the boats were dragging their trawls before the wind when the coxswain, who was out in his own boat, saw the Guillemot ship a heavy sea at her stem. It stopped her engine and she set sails, but these were carried away and she started to drift. Realising that he could not tow her in with his own boat, the coxswain made for shore and launched the motor life-boat Ann Isa- bella Pyemont at 12.45 in the afternoon.

She picked up the Guillemot three miles north-west of the Great Saltee Island and towed her home. The life-boat then went out to another fishing boat, the Helvic, which was on the East Bank with her engine broken down. The life'boat's mechanic repaired it and the life-boat escorted her in, arriving at 4.30 that afternoon.—Rewards, £23 14s. 6d..