FRENCH FISHERMEN SHELTERED St. Mary's, Scffly Islands.—At about 8.0 in the evening of the 8th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a French fishing vessel, with a crew of twenty, was ashore on Queens Ledge Rocks. A moderate westerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Cunard was launched att«8.18 and found the fishing vessel to be the Yvette, of Camaret. Twelve members of her crew had boarded another French fishing vessel for the night, and the life-boat brought the eight remain- ing men ashore at 9.30, gave them food and shelter and at 6.45 next morning took them back to the Yvette.

Shortly afterwards, she refloated and the life-boat left for her station arriving at nine o'clock.—Rewards, £18 45..