PROPELLER FOULED BY NETS Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 7 o'clock on the night of the 31st of December, 1947, flares were seen in South Bay, and the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched at 7.20. A strong southerly breeze was blowing with a choppy sea. She found the local motor fishing boat Fly, with her propeller fouled by nets, in tow of the motor fishing boat Pride of Rosslare.

The skipper of the Pride of Rosslare had signalled for help thinking he could not manage his tow, and the life-boat escorted them to the harbour. Another flare was seen and another local motor fishing boat, St. Joseph, which had been searching for the Fly, was found to be in difficulties. The life-boat escorted her into harbour and arrived back at her station at 8.30.—Partly Perman- ent Paid Crew: Rewards, £2 Us..