Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 9 o'clock on the night of the 29th of January, 1948, it was reported that the local motor fishing boat Striving, with a crew of four, was overdue. A gale warning had been received, and at 9.20 the motor life-boat R.P.L. was launched.

A moderate south-easterly breeze was then blowing, with a moderate sea.

The life-boat searched but found nothing and arrived back at her station at two o'clock the next morning. At 10.15 information was received that the Striving had been seen seven miles north-east of Howth, and the life-boat again put out at 11 o'clock. A whole west-south-west gale was now blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found that the fishing boat's nets had fouled some wreckage, her engines had broken down, and she had been anchored all night to the wreckage.

The life-boat towed her to Howth and arrived back at her station at four o'clock that afternoon.—Rewards, First Service, £13 4s.; Second Service, £14 19*..