Troon, Ayrshire. — At 4.15 in the morning of the 29th of February, 1948, the Kildonan coastguard asked for the life-boat's help for a vessel ashore one mile east of Pladda, and at five o'clock the motor life-boat Sir David Richmond, of Glasgow, was launched in a light easterly breeze, with a slight sea and fog. She found the motor vessel Spinel, of Glasgow, a coaster of 600 tons loaded with cement, hard aground on rocks at Dippin Point, Arran. She had a crew of eleven. The master requested that the life-boat stand by until high water. A tug then arrived to refloat her, but she was unsuccessful. A second attempt was made by the tug, but although the Spinel worked her engines she remained aground. During the operations, the life-boat put aboard the Marine Superintendent, and later, at the master's request, landed a steward for provisions. The life-boat returned to the Spinel with stores and after they and the steward had been disembarked, left for her station, arriving at 8.40 that night. A donation was received from the owners.—Rewards, £29 165..