Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—On Friday the 3rd of February, 1950, the motor vessel Actuality of London, on passage from Drogheda to Sunderland, entered Peterhead Bay to shelter from bad weather. Being short of food, she sent a boat ashore in search of provisions.

The boat made land near the Admiralty Works on the south side of the Bay, where the mate got into touch with the life-boat honorary secretary. He advised him to come into town by bus.

As' the small boat could not get back to her ship and no other suitable boat was available, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at noon.

Provisions having been procured the life-boat went to the far side of the bay, picked up the ship's boat and towed her out to the Actuality. Men and food having been put aboard the life-boat reached her station again at 12.38 in the afternoon.—Rewards, £9 7s. Qd.