ANOTHER STEAMER ASHORE IN FOG Newburgb, Aberdeenshire.—At 9.18 in the morning of the 21st of August, 1947, the Collieston coastguard re- ported a vessel ashore near Hackley Bay Head in thick fog. The motor life-boat John Rybwn was launched at 10.35, in a light easterly breeze and slight sea, and found trie S.S. Holder- nook, of Hull, a coaster of 900 tons bound for Londonderry loaded with oilcake, on the rocks three miles north of the River Ytham. She took off two passengers, landed them at Collies- ton, returned to the Holdernook and took off nine of her crew. After she had put them ashore she returned to the Holdernook and, at the request of her captain, stood by until high water.

The captain and three of the crew still f leitmd to stay aboard, but the life- boat took off the chief engineer, landed him at Collieston, and arrived back at her station at 7 o'clock in the evening.— Rewards, £23 13s..