Arbroath, Angus.—At 5.30 in the morning of the 26th of September, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that afishing boat was ashore off Whiting Ness; and at 5.45, the life-boat John and William Mudie was launched, in a light westerly breeze with a swell.

The coastguard life-saving apparatus crew also assembled. The life-boat found the motor fishing boat Silver Cloud, of Montrose, with a crew of four, close in shore on rocks one mile east of Arbroath, and stood by her, but the Silver Cloud was hard and fast and her crew were able to walk ashore.

The life-boat therefore returned to her station, arriving at seven o'clock. In the afternoon the fishing boat's crew reboarded their boat and at five o'clock the life-boat put out again. As it was nearly high water, she stood by the fishing boat in case she refloated; and passed a line across. But the Silver Cloud remained fast. The life- boat landed her crew at 6.30, but at low tide the men got bark aboard their vessel; and at 5.40 next morning the life-boat again put out to stand by.

Shortly afterwards the Silver Cloud, with her engine broken down, refloated, and the life-boat towed her to harbour, arriving back at her station at 6.20 that morning.—Rewards, £20 9s..