Ballycotton, Co. Cork, and Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—During the afternoon of the 10th of January, 1950, the Helvick Head life-boat, H. F. Bailey, was on passage from Baltimore, expecting to call at Ballycotton. About 4.50, a searchlight was seen flashing under the cliffs five miles to the west. Red rockets were also noticed. Accordingly at five o'clock the Ballycotton life-boat Mary Stanford was launched in a rough sea, with a moderate south- erly breeze blowing. Meanwhile the Helvick Head life-boat had also seen the rockets. Searching, she found the Irish motor torpedo-boat M. 4, with a crew of sixteen, near the shore four miles west of Ballycotton. Her engines had broken down. With great diffi- culty the life-boat got a line on board and started towing, until at 5.45 the Ballycotton life-boat arrived on the scene, when both life-boats towed her for a while. Then the tow rope of the Helvick Head life-boat parted. Al- though unable to make contact again, she stayed with the Ballycotton life- boat, while she took the motor torpedo- boat to Ballycotton. They arrived at 8.30 that night, and the Helvick Head life-boat left for her station the next day. The Commander of the motor torpedo-boat commended the Bally- cotton life-boatmen.—Rewards: Bally- .cotton, £11 3«.; Helvick Head, £6..