DURING March life-boats went out on service 52 times and rescued 48 lives.

TO THE HELP OF BARGES IN THE THAMES Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.10 in the morning of the 1st of March, 1949, the look-out at Warden Point reported that a barge was making signals of distress three miles east-north-east of the point. The motor life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched at half-past nine in a north-north-west gale with a very rough sea. She found the sailing barge Asphodel, of London, carrying a crew of two and laden with sand. She was sinking and completely under water. At the second attempt the life-boat took off the crew, but her stem was damaged. She reached her station again at 12.45 in the afternoon and handed the men over to the Ship- wrecked Mariners' Society.

A few minutes after the life-boat returned information came that another barge was driving before the gale close to the Nore Sands, with her sails in ribbons, and at one o'clock the life-boat put out again. She found the barge Kitty, of Harwich, half a mile north of West Nore Buoy. She was deeply laden with a cargo of potash, and the heavy seas were making a clean sweep over her. She was making a lot of water and her crew of two were anxious to leave. The life-boat took them off and landed them at Southend Pier at 1.55.

As the Kitty had been abandoned in the shipping channel it was decided to bring her in if possible, and at half-past two the life-boat put out for the third time. Aided by what sails the barge had left, she towed her to a safe anchorage at Southend, and was finally re-housed at 6.15.—Rewards: first ser- vice, £14 8s.; second service, £11 5s.; third service, property salvage case.

STRANDED NAVAL TUG Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.— In the afternoon of the 2nd of March, 1949, three naval vessels were exer- cising off Berwick when one of them, H.M.S. Diver, a tug with a crew of ten, grounded on Standstill Point. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat J. and W. was launched at 3.29 in a north-easterly breeze, with a heavy swell. She reached the Diver a few minutes later, towed her off and brought her into harbour, arriving at five o'clock.

—Rewards, £11 5*. 6d.

FISHING BOAT TOWED IN Longhope, Orkneys.—At 10.10 on the night of the 3rd of March, 1949, rockets were seen in the direction of Swona, and the life-boat crew assembled while the coastguard made enquiries.

At 10.30 they reported flares to the north of Swona, and the life-boat Thomas McCunn was launched at 10.40.

A moderate southerly breeze was blowing, with a swell and heavy rain, and the night was very dark. The life-boat found the motor fishing boat Mazurka, of Peterhead, drifting towards the Lowther Rock, South Ronaldsay, with her engine broken down. She had a crew of seven. The life-boat towed her to Longhope, arriving at four o'clock the next morning.—Property salvage case.

TWO MEN AND A CAT Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 10.20 on the night of the 4th of March, 1949, the coastguard asked that the life-boat crew should stand by as a vessel appeared to be in distress to the north of Ramsey.

At 10.50 they reported that help was needed, and at 11.15 the motor life- boat Thomas Corbett was launched. A strong south-south-east wind was blow- ing, with a heavy sea. The life-boat found the Ramsey motor fishing boat Capella ashore between Dog Mills and Shellag Point in shallow water. After cruising round for a time the life-boat ran alongside the fishing boat, and the boat's crew of two jlimped into the life-boat, with their cat. The life-boat reached her station again at one in the morning.—Rewards, £19 6*. 6d.FLEETWOOD TRAWLER CAPSIZED Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. — At 10.40 in the morning of the llth of March, 1949, the Duntulm coastguard reported that the Fleetwood steam trawler Ben Bheula was leaking and in need of help two miles east of Castlebay, and the life-boat Lloyd's was launched at 11.20. A south-westerly gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The life- boat found that the Ben Bheula had been taken in tow by another Fleet- wood steam trawler, the Cyelse. At the entrance to Castlebay Harbour the Ben Bheula grounded on a sandbank, and the life-boat put into Castlebay for a motor pump. She brought this out, put it on board the Ben Bheula, laid out an anchor for her, and returned to her station at nine o'clock that night, leaving the Ben Bheula at anchor.

Two days later, on the morning of the 13th, the gale was blowing from the north-west, and the Cyelse— which had been standing by the Ben Bheula—was driven on to a sunken rock at the entrance to the harbour.

She gave a call for help on her steam whistle, and at nine o'clock the life-boat put out. She found the Cyelse in a perilous position, rescued her crew of fourteen, and brought them ashore at 10.15. She put out again at one o'clock and stood by until five in the afternoon, but the Cyelse then capsized and sank.

The Ben Bheula was able to leave Castlebay two days later, on the 15th.

The Fleetwood Steam Trawlers' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd., gave £25 to the life-boat crew.—Rewards: first service, £23 4s.; second service, £15.

TWO GIRLS RESCUED ON THE LIFFY Poolbeg, Co. Dublin. — At 6.40 on the night of the 13th of March, 1949, a man telephoned to the life-boat station that a pulling boat with two girls in it was drifting down the river Liffy. There was a fresh south- westerly wind, the sea was choppy, the girls could not manage the boat, and she was in danger of being blown out to sea. The life-boat Helen Blake was launched at 6.35, took the two girls aboard, towed the boat to Pigeon House Dock and returned to her station at half past seven.—Rewards, £7 17s.

ANOTHER FISHING BOAT TOWED IN North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 10.2 in the morning of the 14th of March, 1949, the Seahouses coastguard reported a man on a fishing boat wav- ing a flag, and at 10.15 the life-boat W.R.A. was launched, manned by her coxswain-and a scratch crew. A west- north-west breeze was blowing with a moderate swell, but breeze and swell were increasing. The life-boat found the Seahouses fishing yawl John Wesley two and a half miles south-east of Seahouses, drifting with the engine broken down. She had three men on board. The life-boat towed her into harbour at 11.18.—Rewards, £24 16s.

DANGEROUS BAR Amble, Northumberland.—The life- boat Frederick and Emma was launched at one o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th of March, 1949, in a north- westerly gale with a heavy sea, to the help of the local fishing boat Ocean Vanguard, which was waiting outside the harbour where dangerous seas were breaking. The life-boat stood by for some time and then escorted the boat into the harbour, returning to her station again at 2.10.— Rewards, £8.

RESCUED A SECOND TIME Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 12.30 in the morning of the 16th of March, 1949, the Kilchoman coastguard reported a message from McArthur's Head Lightr house that a vessel was flashing S.O.S.

signals one mile from the lighthouse, and the life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth left her moorings at one o'clock in a fresh west-north-west breeze with a moderate sea. She found the steam trawler Ben Bheula, of Fleetwood, three miles south of Port Askaig. The Ben Bheula had left Castlebay the previous week, after being helped by the Barra Island life-boat, and was now homeward bound for Fleetwood, but she was again leaking badly. The life- boat escorted her, but as the water was rising rapidly in the trawler's engine room, she took her in tow and made for Caol Ila. The trawler's pumps broke down and it was decided to beach her. This was done off CaolHa pier. The life-boat then landed ten of her crew of twenty-one, returned to the Ben Bheula and stood by until daybreak. The remainder of the crew then decided to stay on board and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 7.30.—Property salvage case.

WOMAN WITH APPENDICITIS Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—On the morning of the 17th of March, 1949, a westerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and at five o'clock a doctor on the Island of Eigg rang up Mallaig to ask if the life-boat could come to the island to bring back to the mainland a woman with appendicitis. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose left her moorings at 5.40.

When she reached Eigg she found the tide so high that the pier was under water and she could not go alongside.

The sick woman and the doctor were brought out in a rowing boat, and the life-boat landed them at Mallaig at ten o'clock.—Rewards, £14 15s.. repaid to the Institution by the National Health Service.

INJURED SEAMAN BROUGHT ASHORE Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—At 3.9 in the afternoon of the 17th of March, 1949, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned that the Great Yarmouth steam trawler won, half a mile off the harbour, had asked for a boat to land a member of the crew who was seriously injured. The life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 3.17 in a moderate westerly breeze with a moderate sea.

She found that the man was so badly hurt that he could not be moved without a doctor's help. She wire- lessed for one, returned to her station, brought him out to the trawler, and then brought the injured man and the doctor, ashore. There an ambulance was waiting. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 4.37.—Rewards, £13 16*.

SWEDISH VESSEL ADRIFT Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — During the afternoon of the 17th of March, 1949, parts of wireless messages were picked up at the life-boat station.

They came from tugs which appeared to be in difficulties with a vessel in tow. She was the motor vessel Hervor Bratt, of Gothenburg, with a crew of fourteen, which had been ashore on Trodday Island, Skye, on the 28th of January, when the life-boat at Storno- way, Lewis, landed twenty of her crew.

Then a message came that she had broken adrift from the tugs, and, at 7.58 that evening, she said that she was drifting ashore near Mull Lighthouse and asked for help. At 8.22 the life- boat City of Glasgow was launched. A north-north-west gale was -blowing, with a very rough sea. More wireless messages came from the tugs, which gave the position as eight miles south- south-west of Ailsa Craig, and when the life-boat arrived she found that they had succeeded in getting the Hervor Bratt in tow again, and were then making for Larnlash. At the captain's request the life-boat stood by until they reached the island of Pladda, and then returned to her station, where she arrived at 7.10 next morning.— Rewards, £27 8s. Qd.

EMPTY LANDING BARGE ON THE GOODWINS Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.28 in the morning of the 19th of March, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel two miles south-east of the North Goodwin Lightvessel, was drifting south, apparently with no crew, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 11.40. A strong north-north-east breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

The life-boat found an ex-landing barge near the East Goodwin Buoy. She was anchored, but was dragging to- wards the sands. No one was on board, but she was a danger to shipping, and the life-boat towed her to Ramsgate, which she reached at 3.5 that after- noon.—Rewards, £12 14*.

ENGINE FAILED; SAILS USELESS Girvan, Ayrshire. — At 4.40 in the afternoon of the 20th of March, 1949, the Alpha, of Stranraer, a ketch with an auxiliary engine, was seen to be at anchor three miles south of the har- bour. It looked as if her engines had broken down. A signal was made to her, and she asked for help, so, at 5.7, the life-boat Lily Glen—Glasgow lefther moorings in a fresh north-westerly breeze, with a heavy sea running. The life-boat found the Alpha about a mile off shore. She had a crew of seven and was bound for Abergele.

Not only had her engine broken down, but her sails were useless. A gale warning had just been received, so the ketch slipped her anchor and the life- boat towed her into harbour, arriving at 7 o'clock that night.—Rewards, £.7 8s.

WITHOUT FOOD FOR NINETEEN HOURS Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 10.50 in the morning of the 22nd of March, 1949, a report was received by telephone that the Cahirciveen motor fishing boat Morning Star, which had gone out the previous evening with a crew of four, had not returned. She had last been seen about four miles inside Shilligs Rock at two o'clock that morning.

The life-boat City of Bradford I, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 11.15 in a north-westerly wind with a rough sea. She found the boat four miles west of Bray Head with her engine broken down and her crew exhausted. They had been with- out food for nineteen hours. The life- boat towed her to Cahirciveen, and then returned to Valentia, arriving at 3.45 in the afternoon.—Rewards, £12 14s. 6d.

BOAT ADRIFT Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.45 on the night of the 24th of March, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was burning flares about two miles south-west of the harbour. The life- boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 8.58 in a light easterly breeze, with a slight sea. She found the local motor boat Our Boys, with a crew of three, drifting two miles south-west of the breakwater with her engine broken down. The life-boat towed her to Newhaven, arriving at 9.55.—Rewards, £9 11s.

AGROUND IN DENSE FOG Ramsgate, Kent. — At 5.20 in the afternoon of the 26th of March, 1949, in a dense fog, the watchman on the East Pier reported that cries for help could be heard, and five minutes later the life-boat Prudential left her moor- ings. A light north-easterly wind was blowing with a moderate sea. The life-boat found the triple-screw motor yacht Shirley Bourne aground on the Dyke Shoals. She was on a pleasure cruise and had a party of six on board.

As the tide was low the life-boat could not get alongside, but got a line aboard by means of the life-boat's boarding boat, and then towed the yacht clear and into Ramsgate Harbour. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 6.40 in the evening.—Property salvage case. Rewards, 13s.

MOTOR YACHT BROKEN DOWN Weymouth, Dorset.—At 12.5 in the afternoon of the 27th of March, 1949, the Portland Bill coastguard reported a small motor yacht in distress, apparently broken down and drifting.

Twenty minutes later the life-boat William and Clara Ryland put out in a strong easterly wind with a rough sea, and found the yacht a mile south- west of Portland Bill. She was the Puffin III, with two on board. The life-boat towed her into Weymouth harbour, and reached her station again at 4.15. The owners expressed their thanks.—Property salvage case.

WARSHIP'S DRIFTER ASHORE Weymouth, Dorset.—At 11.30 on the night of the 29th of March, 1949, the coastguard reported that a drifter, attached to H.M.S. King George V, had gone ashore on Mixen Reef about a hundred yards from the pier while carrying about seventy-five naval men back to their ships. She was firing rockets. The life-boat William and Clara Ryland was launched at 11.45, in a light breeze with a moderate sea and fog, and went alongside the drifter.

Boats arrived from the warships and took off the naval men, but the drifter's crew remained on board. At the request of the naval authorities the life-boat passed a line to the drifter and pulled on it for about four hours until, on the rising tide, she refloated.

The life-boat then towed her into harbour and arrived back at her station at 6 o'clock the next morning. A letter of thanks was sent by the commanding officer of H.M.S. King George V at Portland.—-Property salvage case.

The following life-boats went out on service but could find no ships in distress or were not needed.

Dover, Kent.—March 1st.—Rewards, £10 15*.

Ramsgate, Kent.—March 2nd.—Re- wards, £14 14*. 6d.

Holy Island, Northumberland.—March 3rd.—Rewards, £14 17*.

Skegness, Lincolnshire.—March 4th.

—Rewards, £21 9*.

Lerwick, Shetlands. — March 5th.— Rewards, £15 15*.

Margate, Kent. •— March 6th.—Re- wards, £12 19*. 6d.

Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—March 8th —Rewards, £22 17*. 6d.

Weymouth, Dorset.—-March 9th.— Rewards, £10. 19*.

Teesmouth, Yorkshire. — March 16th.

—Rewards, £10 13*.

Longhope, Orkneys.—March 16th.— Rewards, £10 12*. 6d.

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. — March 17th.—Rewards, £15 5*.

Holyhead, Anglesey.—March 17th.— Rewards, £10 10*.

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—March 17th.

—Rewards, £12 8*.

Margate, Kent.—-March 19th.—Re- wards, £26 8*. Qd.

Penlee, Cornwall.—March 28rd.—Re- wards, £15 0*. 6d.

Walmer, Kent. — March 24th.—Re- wards, £30 16*.

Dungeness, Kent. — March 24th. •—- Rewards, £34 18*.

Fowey, Cornwall.—March 24th.—Re- wards, £7.

Caister, Norfolk.—March 27th.—Re- wards, £12 13*.

Kirkcudbright. —March 30th. — Re- wards, £20 13*.

Ramsgate, Kent.—March 30th.—Re- wards, £14 4*.

Ramsgate, Kent.—March 31st.—Re- wards, £10 13*. 6d.

Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — March 31st.—Rewards, £29 4*, 6d.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—March 31st.

—Rewards, £22 5*.

Walmer, Kent.—March 31st.—Re- wards, £15 18*.

Dungeness, Kent. — March 31st, — Rewards, £39 17*.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—March 31st.

—Rewards, £12 14*. Qd.

Ramsgate, Kent.—March 31st.—Re- wards, £17 0*. 6d.

Fowey, Cornwall.—March 31st.—Re- wards, £7.

Hastings, Sussex.—March 31st.—Re- wards, £43 8*. 6df APRIL During April life-boats went out on service 51 times and rescued 39 lives.

STANDING BY STEAMER FOR 61 HOURS Walmer, Kent—On the night of the 31st of March, 1949, the S.S. Selskar, of Newcastle, and the S.S. Nordic, of Stockholm, were in collision near the South Falls Buoy, and the Ramsgate life-boat was launched, but her services were not needed as both the steamers had got under way. At 2.45 on the morning of the 1st of April, the coast- guard reported that the Selskar was making water and developing a list.

Her captain intended to beach her.

The Walmer life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2 was launched at three o'clock in a dense fog. An east- north-easterly breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. While she was looking for the Selskar the life-boat received news by wireless that she was ashore off Walmer Castle. The life-boat reached her at half past seven and stood by throughout that day and the following night, while tugs and salvage vessels got pumps aboard. At noon on the 2nd of April she was refloated, but she was still making so much water that she had to be beached again. About five o'clock in the afternoon the life- boat put back to Walmer to re-fuel, and at nine o'clock she returned to the Selskar to stand by for the second night. At two o'clock next morning the Selskar floated off, but she had a bad list, and the life-boat took off the captain's wife for a time. At 9.20 the Selskar reported that she was aground again. Her crew continued to work at the pumps and got the water under control; and when she again floated oft, tugs were able to take her in tow.

With the life-boat in attendance, they reached Dover at 3.15 that afternoon, the 3rd of April. The life-boat got back to her station again at 4 o'clock.She had then been out,on service for sixty-one hours. — Property salvage case and rewards, £61 17s.

SEARCHING IN A THICK FOG Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 8.15 on the night of the 1st of April, 1949, the Civic Guard reported a message from the Coast Life-saving Service that the s.s. Donaghadee, of Belfast, was aground at Castlerock, Dundalk Bay, with a broken rudder.

The life-boat Mary Ann Blunt was launched at 8.40 in a moderate south- easterly breeze, with a moderate sea, and thick fog. On the way, she was hailed by the motor vessel Arestal, of Portugal, which was trying to find Drogheda Bar. At the master's re- quest, two life-boatmen boarded her and helped to navigate her to the bar.

The life-boat then resumed her course and after a long search found the Donaghadee off Cooley Point. She had refloated and was awaiting a tug.

As the life-boat was not needed she made for Port Oriel, arriving at 7.30 the next morning and reached her station again at 11.30.—Rewards, £23 13s. 6d.

COLLIER ON THE ROCKS Donaghadee, Co. Down.1—At 4.20 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore about a mile south of Lame Lough, and the life-boat Joseph Adlam, on temporary duty at the sta- tion, was launched at 4.45 in a fresh south-easterly wind with a slight sea.

She found the s.s. Clew Bay, of Belfast, a laden collier, on passage from Glas- gow to Belfast, ashore on rocks. The fife-boat stood by until she had been refloated by a tug, and then escorted her to safety. The life-boat reached her station again at half-past one in the afternoon.—Rewards, £18.

HAULING A SHIP OFF SCROBY SANDS Caiiter, and Great Yarmouth and Gorlet- ton.Norf oik.—At 7.55 in the morningof the 2nd of April, 1949, the Great Yarmouth coastguard telephoned to the Caister life-boat station information, received from Lloyd's agents, that the motor vessel David M., of London, had been aground on North Scroby Sands since midnight. The life-boat Jose Neville was launched at 8.10, in a light south- easterly breeze with a light swell, and at 8.40 found the David M. three- quarters of a mile east by north of West Scroby Buoy. The water was too shallow for a tug to get near her, so the life-boat helped to move her a few yards. At 10.10 the Great Yar- mouth and Gorleston life-boat, Louise Stephens arrived. The Gorleston coast- guard had informed her station at 7.28, at 8 o'clock the agents for the David M.

had asked her to take out stevedores to dump the vessel's cargo, and at 8.3Q she had left her moorings and embarked the men. She put them aboard the David M., passed lines to her, and then she and the Caister life-boat began to pull. An hour later they refloated the David M. and piloted her to deep water. The Louise Stephens re-em- barked the stevedores and the David M.

made for Norwich. The life-boats then returned to their stations, Caister arriving at 12.30 that afternoon and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston at 1.50 —Property salvage cases.

PILOTING A TRAWLER May, Inner Hebrides.—At 10.15 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1949, while the life-boat was carrying out a wireless test from the station with the Kilchoman coastguard, she heard a distress call from the Aberdeen steam trawler Newhaven N.B., bound from Peterhead to Milford Haven. The trawler was reported to be to the north of Islay. Ten minutes later the life- boat was launched. She was the Manchester and Salford, on temporary duty at the station. A strong south- south-easterly wind was blowing with a heavy swell, and the weather was thick, but improving. On her way the life-boat received further wireless mes- sages that the trawler was now out of danger, but she was to the west of Islay, and wished to be piloted to the Sound of Islay. She was directed by the life-boat to go north, and the life- boat met her off Nave Island to the north-west of Islay. A life-boatman went on board to act as pilot, and the trawler made for Port Askaig, pre- ceded by the life-boat, arriving at half-past four in the afternoon.— Rewards, £11 11s.BOYS IN DISTRESS IN RUBBER DINGHY Margate, Kent.—At 4.5 in the after- noon of the 2nd of April, 1949, the coastguard reported that two boys in a rubber dinghy were going round in circles three-quarters of a mile off Cliftonville. At 4.58 they telephoned that the boys were now in distress off Whiteness, and the life-boat Lord South- borough, Civil Service No. 1, was launched at 5.6. A fresh westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

The life-boat found the dinghy three miles oft North Foreland, and the boys who were brothers, suffering from exposure. They were taken into the life-boat, given restoratives and wrapped in blankets. The life-boat returned to Margate, arriving at 6.15, and the boys were landed and taken to a waiting ambulance. — Rewards, £8 165.

A MEDAL SERVICE BY WEYMOUTH Weymouth, Dorset,—On the 2nd of April, 1949, the life-boat William and Clara Ryland rescued four lives from the tug H.L.S. 161. Rewards, the silver medal to the coxswain, the bronze medal to the motor mechanic, and £19 12*. to coxswain and crew. (For the full account of this service see page 307.) ANOTHER FISHING BOAT BROKEN DOWN Caister, Norfolk. — At 8.35 in the morning of the 3rd of April, 1949, the Winterton coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat half a mile south-east of Winterton was flying a distress signal.

The life-boat Jose Neville was launched at 8.50 in a fresh south-westerly wind with a choppy sea, and found the motor fishing boat Beaty, of Yarmouth, with two men on board, at anchor with her engine broken down. She gave the men rum and chocolate, and towed their boat to Great Yarmouth, arriving at 11.30. The life-boat reached her station again at 12.25 that afternoon.— Rewards, £16 5*. 6d.

A VELLUM SERVICE BY TROON Troon, Ayrshire.—On the 3rd of April, 1949, the life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow rescued nine lives from the steamer Christina Dawn, of Gloucester.

Rewards, the thanks of the Institu- tion on vellum to the coxswain and £6 6s. to coxswain and crew. (For the full account of this service see page 310.) A MEDAL SERVICE BY FLEETWOOD Fleetwood, Lancashire.—On the 3rd of April, 1949, the life-boat Ann Letitia Russell rescued the crew of eight of the ketch Alpha, of Stranraer, and rescued six of them a second time after they had returned to the ketch. Rewards, the bronze medal to the coxswain and £42 17s. to coxswain and crew. (For the full account of this service, see page 309.) PORTUGUESE STEAMER ON THE GOODWINS Walmer, Kent. — At 7.24 in the morning of the 6th of April, 1949, the coastguard reported that the South Goodwin Lightship had fired guns to warn a vessel approaching the sands.

A little later news came that she was aground on the south part of the Goodwin Sands, and the life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2, was launched at 7.55. A west-south- westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat found the s.s. Conceicao Maria, of Lisbon, bound laden to Newcastle-on-Tyne, with a crew of twenty-four. Life-boatmen boarded her and the life-boat laid out a kedge anchor about ten o'clock.

Then, when the tide rose, tugs were able to get tow-ropes to the steamer and she was refloated at 2.30. The life-boat accompanied her to the Downs, arranged for a pilot, and arrived back at her station at four in the afternoon.

—Property Salvage case.

COXSWAIN INJURED AND LIFE-BOAT DAMAGED Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 10.5 in the morning of the 7th of April, 1949, the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard re- ported a vessel flying signals of distress one mile north-north-east of the coast- guard station. At 10.24 the life-boat E.M.E.D. was launched. A strong north-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found that the vessel was the motor barge Success, of Blyth. She had a crew offour, was laden with coal, and bound for Shoreham. A tanker had taken her in tow, and the life-boat went with them as they made for the Sunk Light- vessel, but the gale increased and the tow-rope parted. The barge was then making water forward, and the seas were sweeping clean over her decks.

It was impossible for the tanker to pass another rope to her, so the life- boat coxswain drove the life-boat straight at her, slightly damaging the boat and injuring himself. He held her alongside and the barge's crew jumped on board. The life-boat re- turned to her station with the rescued men, arriving at 6.20 that evening.— Rewards, £25 5s.

OUT IN GALE FOR ELEVEN HOURS Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 10.34 in the morning of the 7th of April, 1949, the Kildonan coastguard tele- phoned that a fishing boat was ashore on the west side of Pladda Island, and at 10.47 the life-boat City of Glasgow was launched. A north-north-west gale was blowing, with a heavy sea.

The life-boat found the motor fishing vessel Aurora, of Ballantrae, lying on her side pounded by the seas, but her crew of three had. got ashore. They asked the life-boat to take them to Ayr, and this she did, reaching her station again at 9.50 that night.—Rewards, £24 3s. 6d.

A TOW IN A ROUGH SEA Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 12.45 in the afternoon of the 7th of April, 1949, information was telephoned from Duncannon that a local fishing boat was in distress off Broom Hill, and the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith was launched at 1.10 in a north-north-west gale, with a rough sea. The honorary secretary of the station, Mr. A. West- cott-Pitt, went in the life-boat. She found the fishing boat three miles east of Dunmore East, with her crew of three exhausted, towed her to Duncannon, and reached Dunmore East again at 3.10.—Rewards, £4 18s.

ESCORTING FISHING BOAT IN HEAVY SEA Whitby, Yorkshire.—In the early morning of the 8th of April, 1949, the local motor fishing boat Pilot Me II left for the fishing grounds, was over- taken by bad weather and decided to return to Whitby. At half past six the life-boat coxswain saw her making for harbour, but finding it difficult to maintain her course, and at seven o'clock the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched. A northerly wind was blowing and the sea was heavy. The life-boat met the fishing boat half a mile out, escorted her across the har- bour bar, and returned to her station at eight o'clock.—Rewards, £6 7s. Qd.

ALEAK IN A ROUGH SEA Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1949, the Carnoustie coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat, with two on board, was alongside the North Carr Lightvessel. She had sprung a leak. The life-boat Mono, was launched at 4.12, in a strong westerly wind with a rough sea, and reached the lightvessel two hours later. She towed the motor boat to Anstruther and got back to her station at 11.20.—Rewards, £12 13s.

YACHT ON THE BEACH Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 4.50 in the afternoon of the llth of April, 1949, the yacht Tory, which was being taken by a crew of two to new owners in Liverpool, was seen making for the harbour. A fresh south-west wind was blowing, with a heavy swell, it was dangerous to attempt to cross the bar, and the life-boat coxswain warned her to keep outside. Her engine failed, and the flowing tide carried her on to the beach to the north of the North Pier.

A fishing boat was near, but could do nothing to help her, and at five o'clock the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched.

She pulled the yacht off the beach and returned to her station at six o'clock.—Property salvage case.

ENGINE BROKEN DOWN Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—About 6.40 in the evening of the lit11 of April, 1949, the coastguard reported a fishing boat in difficulties to the southward, and the life-boat Jeanie Spears was launched at 7.5 in a fresh west-south- west breeze with a moderate sea. Shefound the local motor fishing boat Nellie, with a crew of three, one and a half miles south of the harbour. Her engine had broken down. The life- boat towed her in, and reached her station again at 7.35.—Rewards, £5 5*.

NORWEGIAN STEAMER ON THE GOODWINS Walmer, Kent.—At 1.3 in the after- noon of the 14th of April, 1949, the Deal coastguard telephoned a report from North Foreland Radio Station that the motor tanker Brali, of Oslo, bound for Bergen, from Abadan, had gone aground on the Goodwin Sands at South Sands Head. The life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 1.5 in a light southerly breeze with a slight sea, and the coxswain and five life-boatmen boarded the tanker. Tugs came to her help and she was refloated. The life- boat then escorted her to the Downs and returned to her station, arriving at 3.40 the next morning.—Property salvage case.

YACHT GUIDED TO SAFE ANCHORAGE Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.12 on the evening of the 15th of April, 1949, information was received from the West Cliff that a yacht was in a dan- gerous position near Pegwell Bay, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 8.20 in a smooth sea with a light east-north-east wind. She found the cutter yacht Sunfire, with a crew of two, at anchor. The coxswain ex- plained to them the danger of their anchorage, with the wind freshening and the tide falling, and guided them to a safe anchorage. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 9.15.— Rewards, £7 8s.

SEASICK YACHTSMEN RESCUED Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.55 on the night pf the 16th of April, 1949, the Tara coastguard telephoned that red flares could be seen about two miles south of the South Rock Lightvessel, and the life-boat Herbert John was launched at 12.35. A south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell.

The life-boat found the motor yacht Schollevaer, of Dun Laoghaire, five miles south-south-west of the lightvessel.

Her engine had broken down, her anchor would not reach the bottom, and four of her crew of five were sea- sick. At the skipper's request, the life-boat towed her to Portavogie, arriving back at her station at 5.15.

The skipper made a donation to the Institution.—Rewards, £21 4s.

DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL AGROUND Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.-—At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1949, information was received that a Dutch vessel had stranded on Hantoon Bank, and at 1.55 the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched.

The secretary of the station, Mr.

W. J. B. Moncas, went with her. A light southerly breeze was blowing with a smooth sea. The life-boat found the motor vessel Confid, of Rotterdam, bound for Wexford, on the south-east part of the bank. She had a crew of six. Her skipper said that another Dutch vessel would try to tow him off on the flood tide, and asked the life- boat if she would then stand by him, so she returned to her station at 4 o'clock and put out again, at 6.40.

She then stood by the Confid until high water when the other vessel refloated her. The towing wire fouled, so the life-boat continued to stand by until both vessels had reached a safe anchorage. She arrived back at her station at 12.4 the next morning.

—Rewards, £7 10s.

TUG AND LOCK GATE IN DISTRESS The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. — At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the Scarweather Lightvessel had reported a tug one mile east of the lightvessel making S.O.S. signals. The life-boat William Gammon-—Manchester and District XXX was launched at 2.4.

The south-easterly breeze was light, but there was a heavy swell. The life- boat found the tug Plumgarth, of Bristol, broken down, with a lock gate in tow. She was four miles south-east of the lightvessel, and had anchored, but was dragging. At her skipper's request the life-boat stood by until tugs arrived at 9 o'clock that night.

They towed the Plumgarth and thelock gate to Swansea, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 11.30.—Rewards, £22 18s.

RESCUED: IN DISTRESS AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER Newcastle, Co. Down. — At 9.15 in the morning of the 19th of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a boat was drifting off Cranfield. Shortly afterwards they reported her in distress, and at 9.50 the life-boat L.P. and St.

Helen was launched. A moderate westerly gale was blowing, with a choppy sea. The life-boat found the motor yacht Schollevaer, of Dun Laoghaire—to whose help the Cloughey life-boat had gone two days before— half a mile north-east of Cranfield Poirit.

There was no one on board. Her crew had been taken off by a local motor boat. The life-boat then -went to Greencastle and there met the owner of the yacht, who asked him to tow her to Kilkeel. This the coxswain agreed to do, as the yacht was in a very dangerous position. With some difficulty the owner and two life- boatmen boarded the Schollevaer, and the life-boat took her to Kilkeel, arriving back at her station at 5.15 in the afternoon.—Rewards, £30 9s.

SICK DUTCHMAN LANDED Barrow, Lancashire.—At 7.20 in the evening of the 21st of April, 1949, information was received that one of the crew of the s.s. Colytto, of Rotterdam, which was anchored one mile south-west of Lightning Knoll Buoy, urgently needed a doctor. As no other boat was available, the life-boat Elsie, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 8.15 with a doctor on board. A strong west-north-west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat could not get alongside in that sea, until the Colytto got under way and made a lee for her. She then took oft the sick man and returned to her station at 11.45, where an ambulance was waiting.

—Rewards, £10 4s. 6d.

FISHING BOATS HURRY HOME Sheringham, Norfolk. — About 9 o'clock in the morning of the 22nd of April, 1949, local fishing boats were overtaken by bad weather. Some reached the shore with difficulty.

Three were still at sea, and the life- boat Foresters Centenary was launched at 9.50. A strong north-westerly breeze was then blowing, and the sea was rough. The life-boat escorted in one of the boats, put out again to search for the other two, and found one of them broken down and in tow of the other. They were a mile east of the life-boat station. The life-boat took over the tow, put a man on board the broken-down boat and made for the shore, the other boat going under her escort. When they were near enough for the broken-down boat to row ashore she cast off the tow and returned to her station, arriving at 11.5.—Rewards, £21.

FISHING BOAT CAPSIZED Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 3.33 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a local fishing boat, with a crew of two, had capsized one mile south of Sizewell, and at 3.50 the No. 1 life-boat, Abdy Beauclerk, was launched. A light west- south-west breeze was blowing with a slight swell. Another fishing boat had also put out. She rescued the two men, and the life-boat brought the capsized boat ashore at 4.40.—Re- wards, £32 18*. 6d.

PROPELLER FOULED BY NET Rhyl, Flintshire. —At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 24th of April, 1949, the owner of the local fishing vessel Osprey, reported that she was aground in the surf half a mile north of the entrance to Foryd Harbour. It could be seen that she had fouled her pro- peller with a net and was in a dangerous position. The life-boat The Gordon Warren was launched at 3.20. It was then low water. A moderate west- north-west breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The life-boat anchored close by the Osprey while the two men on board her cleared the propeller.

About an hour and a half later the fishing vessel refloated, and the life- boat towed her to deep water. She then went on her way, and the life-boat arrived back at her station at 7.15 that evening.—Rewards, £12 2s. 6d.DRIFTING OUT TO SEA Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 2.25 in the afternoon of the 25th of April, 1949, information was ree«ived that the lightkeeper of the St. Helen's Fort was drifting seawards in a rowing boat, and at 2.45 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched in a light, squally north- westerly breeze, with a slight sea. She found the boat one mile north-east of the coastguard station, rescued the man, who was exhausted, and towed his boat back to the fort. She reached her station again at 3.48.—Rewards, £7 2s.

FIVE FISHING BOATS ESCORTED IN Whitby, Yorkshire.—In the morning of the 26th of April, 1949, there was a heavy swell at the harbour entrance that would endanger the return of the fishing boats. When five were seen approaching two members of the harbour pulling life-boat's crew stood by with rockets to warn them oft. Then, at 10.50, the motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched. The north- erly breeze was moderate, but a heavy sea was now running. The life-boat escorted in the motor fishing boats Provider A, Easier Morn, Gem, and Venus. She put out again to a fifth, the motor fishing coble Enterprise, handed life-belts to her crew and escorted her into the harbour. She reached her station again at noon.— Rewards, £8.

The following life-boats went out on service but could find no ships in distress or were not needed.

Dungeness, Kent.—April 1st.—Re- wards, £21 17s.

Ramsgate, Kent. — April 2nd. — Re- wards, £7 8s.

Barrow, Lancashire. — April 3rd. — Rewards, £7 15s.

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — April 7th.—Rewards, £10 17s. 6d.

The Lizard, Cornwall.—April 7th.— Rewards, £19 15s.

Selsey, Sussex. — April 7th. — Re- wards, £8,12s.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — April 14th.—Rewards, £12 Is.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—April 16th.

—Rewards, £7 Is. Qd.

Ramsgate, Kent. — April 16th. — Re- wards, £6 13s.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — April 17th.—Rewards, £8 19s.

Skegness, Lincolnshire. — April 18th.

•—Rewards, £15 Is.

Arbroath, Angus.—April 19th.—Re- wards, £16 5s. 6d.

Montrose, Angus.—April 19th.—Re- wards, £15 8s.

Whitby, Yorkshire. —April 19th.— Rewards, £6 7s. 6d.

Humber, Yorkshire. — April 22nd.— Paid permanent crew.

Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—April 24th.

—Rewards, £35 10s. Qd., Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — April 26th.—Rewards, £8 4s.

Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—April 29th.

Rewards, £17 13s.

Valentia, Co. Kerry. — April 29th.— Rewards, £7 Is. 6d.

MAY DURING May life-boats went out on service 42 times and rescued 3 lives.

TANKER AGROUND Sheringham, Norfolk. — During the afternoon of the 3rd of May, 1949, a vessel was seen to be stopped about five miles oft shore, and it was thought that she was on Sheringham Shoal. The life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched at 3.25, in a fresh north- easterly breeze, with a rough sea running, and found the S.S. Barren Hill, of Panama, a tanker of over 10,000 tons, aground. She had a crew of forty-three. The second coxswain boarded her and the captain said he had sent for tugs. The life-boat stood by, and about 9 o'clock a tug arrived and made an unsuccessful attempt to refloat the tanker. Later another tug came out, and about 2 o'clock the next morning, the life-boat returned to her station to refuel and • await the next high tide. At 9 o'clock she put out again and stood by the Barren Hill while tugs again tried to pull her clear.

They turned her round, but she held fast in the falling tide and the attempt was given up. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 2 o'clock that afternoon, but at 7 o'clock in the evening put out once more, with a salvage officer. She put him. aboard the tanker which was now discharging part of her cargo of motor spirit into a freighter moored alongside. With the life-boat standing by, the tugs again pulled the Barren Hill, and this time she came oft and the tugs took her into deep water. The captain said all was well, so the life-boat returned to her station arriving at 10 o'clock that night, the 4th of May.—Rewards, £94 5s.

DRIFTER ESCORTED IN A ROUGH SEA Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 1.20 in the afternoon of the 5th of May, 1949, the Wick coastguard telephoned that a drifter was in difficulties off Sandside.

The life-boat H.C.J. was launched twenty minutes later. A moderate north-westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found the drifter to be the Handsome, of Stornoway, escorted her into Scrabster Harbour and returned to her station at half-past four.—Rewards, £9 7s.

TO THE HELP OF A DYING SEAMAN Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 2.50 in the afternoon of the 5th of May, 1949, the police informed the life-boat coxswain that the S.S. Corn- wood, of Hartlepool, outside the harbour, had a sick man aboard in urgent need of help, and the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched ten minutes later with a doctor and the life-boat honorary secretary, Mr. H. A. S. Lane, on board.

A south-easterly wind was blowing, but the sea was smooth. The doctor found that the man had just died. The steamer went on her way to London and the life-boat returned to her station arriving at 4.15.—Rewards, £10 13*. 6d.

A ROUGH SEA OFF WHITBY Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 6.30 in the morning of the 7th of May, 1949, in- formation was received that the local fishing boat Prosperity had taken in tow the motor yacht Red Rover, of Southwold, about one mile to the north- east, but was making heavy weather against a strong northerly gale and a rough sea. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 6.45. The yacht's engine had broken down, and the life-boat was asked to put a rope aboard her. This she did and the Prosperity continued the tow, with the life-boat in attendance, and the three reached harbour at 8.15.—Property Salvage Case.

Whitby, Yorkshire.—When the life- boat reached harbour at 8.15 on the morning of the 7th of May, 1949, with the fishing-boat Prosperity and the yacht Red Rover, she was told by the coastguard that three other local fishing boats were approaching the harbour, and she remained afloat. Meanwhile, the Prosperity put out again for the fishing grounds in the hope of saving her crab pots. Later the life-boat escorted her, and the other three fishing boats, at varying intervals, through the broken water at the harbour entrance, and finally returned to her station at 1.15 that afternoon.—Rewards, £11 17s. 6d.

ANOTHER SICK SEAMAN Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 11.11 on the night of the 7th of May, 1949, the police told the life-boat station, through the coastguard, that a doctor was needed for a man with a dislocated shoulder on board the S.S.

Cordale, of London, which was then entering the roads. The life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 11.27 with a doctor. A north-west wind was blowing with a slight sea. The life- boat brought the man ashore and he was taken to hospital. She got back to her station at half-past one in the morning .and was re-housed later.—• Rewards, £13 19*. 6d.

TOWING IN A SINKING STEAMER Whitby, Yorkshire— At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1949, the coastguard telephoned a message re- ceived by wireless that the motor vessel Arbroath, of Dundee, had been in col- lision with the S.S. Aina Maria Nur- minen, of Finland, in a dense fog and that she was sinking. The No. 1 life- boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 4.15 in a light south-easterly breeze with a smooth sea, and found the ships five miles east by north of the harbour.

The Arbroath had been badly holed and her crew of eleven had been taken off by the Aina Maria Nurminen. The latter's captain asked for a pilot, and.

the second coxswain went aboard. Thesteamer then took the Arbroath in tow and, led by the life-boat, made for Whitby. Later, the captain of the Arbroath wanted to return to his ship and the life-boat put him and his crew aboard her. About a mile from the shore three local fishing vessels took over the tow and beached the Arbroath near the piers. The life-boat remained in attendance, and at midnight five fishing vessels refloated the Arbroath and towed her into the harbour. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.45 the next morning.—Property sal- vage case.

A FRENCH STEAMER ASHORE Lowestoft, Suffolk. — At 1.8 in the morning of the 14th of May, 1949, the coastguard reported that a vessel was believed to be aground on the New- combe Sands. Her signals by lamp could not be read, so the life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 2.13 to investigate. A northerly breeze was blowing and the sea calm, but there was some fog. The life-boat found the vessel to be the S.S. P.L.M. 17, of Rouen, put a life-boatman aboard and learned that she was waiting for high water to try to refloat. The life-boat stood by. She returned to harbour about half past six, and a little later put out again and remained by the steamer until she was refloated by tugs at high water. She then made for her station arriving at one o'clock in the afternoon.—Rewards, £23 15s.

CAPSIZED YACHT SAVED Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At half past four in the afternoon of. the 18th •of May, 1949, a resident of Leigh reported that a yacht had capsized about two miles off Leigh and that a man was clinging to her. The life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3, was launched at 4.50 in a light south- westerly wind with a slight sea. She found the small sailing yacht Drifter, of Leigh-on-Sea, but no trace of any crew.

The life-boat towed the yacht to South- end, arriving at 6.35, and later it was learned that the one man on board had been saved.—Rewards, £7 16s.

MOTOR BOAT BROKEN DOWN Salcombe, Devon.—About 6.55 in the evening of the 18th of May, 1949, the Prawle Point coastguard telephoned that a small vessel 200 yards west of the point was flying her ensign upside down, and the life-boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse was launched ten minutes later in a westerly breeze and a smooth sea. She found the motor boat Snow White, of Salcombe, with her engine broken down. She had two men on board. The life-boat towed her into Sal combe Harbour, arriving at 8 o'clock.

—Rewards, £5 6*.

A SMALL BOAT TWICE RESCUED Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. —• At 8.10 in the evening on the 19th of May, 1949, the coastguard reported that men had been seen waving from a small boat about five miles north by east of Peter- head, and the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow, was launched at 8.15.

A freshening southerly wind was blowing, with a heavy ground swell.

The life-boat fovmd the fishing boat Ruby, of Banff, with a crew of two, on her way from Findochty to Buchan- haven. Her crew were, glad to be taken in tow as their engine had broken down and they had drifted a consider- able distance seawards on the ebbing tide. The life-boat towed her to Buchanhaven and then returned to Peterhead, arriving at 10.20. At 1.25 on the following morning the coast- guard reported an object with a light attached drifting about a mile east of Buchanhaven. The life-boat was launched again at 1.45, and found the Ruby two and a half miles north of Peterhead with no one on board. She towed her into Peterhead Harbour at 3.25.—Rewards: first service £6 2*. 6d., second service, £8 4s. 6d.

OLD LIFE-BOAT RESCUED Abexystwyth, Cardiganshire. — At 5.25 in the afternoon on the 23rd of May, 1949, the Aberdovey coastguard telephoned that the ketch of the Out- ward Bound Sea School—the old New Quay sailing life-boat, which had been presented to the school—was in a dan- gerous position on the North Bank on the Aberdovey Bar, and the life-boat Lady Harrison was launched at 5.55.

A fresh westerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy ground sea. The life- boat found the boat, with an officer and twelve cadets aboard, at anchor with seas breaking round her. Her coxswain skilfully manoeuvred her among the sand banks and, as the tide was falling, at once passed a rope to the ketch, directed her officer to cut his cable, towed her clear of the bank and brought her into Aberdovey at half- past seven. The life-boat arrived back at her station at half-past nine—Re- wards, £ 18 16*.

ANOTHER YACHT IN DISTRESS Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 29th of May, 1949, information was received that a sailing yacht appeared to be in difficulties about four miles north-north-west of Shingles Bank. A strong south/west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

Later, the Needles Signal Station re- ported that the yacht was wallowing in the seas and signalling to be taken in tow, and the life-boat S.G.E. was launched at 4.38. She found the cutter yacht Never Despair, of Christchurch, with a crew of three, about a mile north of the Needles Lighthouse, in broken water. Her rudder was broken and she was leaking. With difficulty, the life-boat towed her into the harbour and reached her station again at 7 o'clock that evening.—Rewards, £7 Is. 6d.

FISHING BOAT TOWED IN Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.— At 8.30 in the evening of the 31st of May, 1949, the Coast Life-saving Service at Blackwater reported that a fishing boat, which had been at anchor close inshore since noon, had now hoisted a flag, and the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched at 8.56. A southerly wind was blowing with a slight sea.

The life-boat found the fishing boat about half a mile off Blackwater Head.

Her engine had broken down, and her crew of two were without food. The life-boat towed her into Rosslare Har- bour, arriving at ten minutes after midnight.-—Rewards, £4 15s.

The following life-boats went out on service, but could find no ships in dis- tress or were not needed.

Hastings, Sussex.—May 1st—Rewards, £35 3s. 6d.

Cullercoats, Northumberland.—May 2nd.—Rewards, £24 9s. 6d.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—May 4th. — Re- wards, £ll 5s.

Girvan, Ayrshire.—May 5th. •—Re- wards, £5 13s.

Troon, Ayrshire.-—May 5th.—Rewards, £8 14s.

Whitby, Yorkshire.—May 5th.—Re- wards, £7 18s. 6d.

Blyth, Northumberland.—May 6th.— Rewards, £6 19s. 6d.

Sunderland, Durham. — May 6th.—• Rewards, £18 6s. 6d.

Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—-May 7th.— Rewards, £12 2s.

New Brighton, Cheshire.—May 8th.— Rewards, £8 2s.

Donaghadee, Co. Devon.—May 10th.

•—Rewards, £7 5s.

Coverack, Cornwall.—May 10th.—Re- wards, £12 10s.

Newhaven, Sussex.—May 10th.—Re- wards, £7 16s.

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—May 14th.

—Rewards, £16 15s.

Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—May 14th.

—Rewards, £13 13s.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—May 15th.—Rewards, £15 17s. 6d.

St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—May 16th.

—Rewards, £4 17s. 6d.

Dungeness, Kent.—May 19th.—Re- wards, £20 4s.

Ramsgate, Kent. — May 21st.—Re- wards, £20 5s.

Workington, Cumberland.—May 21st.

—Rewards, £20 19s.

Walmer, Kent.—May 22nd.—Rewards, £23 5s.

Dungeness, Kent.—May 22nd.—Re- wards, £28 3s.

Torbay, Devon.—May 23rd.—Rewards, £2 13s.

Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— May 24th.—Rewards, £16 12s.

Ramsgate, Kent.—May 25th.—Re- wards, £7 8s.

Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—May 26th.— Rewards, £14 12s. 6d.

Torbay, Devon. — May 28th. — Re- wards, £3 7s. 6d..