Baltimore, Co. Cork;—At about 9.20 in the morning of the 9th of June, 1948, fishermen returning to harbour reported a boat in distress off Fastnet Rock.

It was thought that she might be the local motor fishing boat Ebenezer, with three men on board, which was overdue, and at 10.10 the motor life-boat Sham- rock was launched. Only a breeze was blowing, from the south-east, but the sea was very rough. The life-boat found the Ebenezer two miles east of the rock, with her engine broken down and her sails partly blown away. The life-boat towed her to harbour and arrived back at her station at 1.30 that afternoon.—Rewards, £9 17s..