Buckle, Banffshire.—At 12.55 in the afternoon of the 23rd of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore off Great Western Road, Buckpool, and the motor life- boat K.B.M. was launched at 1.20.

The weather was calm but foggy. The life-boat found the mooring vessel Airmoor II, attached to the R.A.F.

She had already re-floated with the rising tide, and was at anchor. The master asked the life-boat to guide him into harbour, which she did, arriving at 2.15.—Rewards, £8 7s. 6d..