Amble, and Boulmer, Northumberland.

•—About 6.30 in the morning of the 10th of February, 1950, the Amble coastguard reported to the Amble life- boat authorities that a vessel was ashore near Coquet Island; and the life-boat Frederick and Emma was launched. The sea was rough with a fresh southerly breeze blowing. Find- ing nothing, she returned to her station for news, and then searched northward.

Here she came up with the S.S. Ronja Borchard, of Leith, anchored about half a mile off Dunstanburgh Castle. The steamer had refloated on the rising tide, but was damaged and making water. The Boulmer coastguard had telephoned the Boulmer life-boat authorities at 7.51; and at 8.5 the life-boat Clarissa Langdon was also launched. As a tug was expected, the Amble life-boat left the Clarissa Langdon standing by the steamer and arrived back at her station at twelve noon. Shortly afterwards the Boulmer life-boat piloted the tug to the steamer.

It was taken in tow and brought to the Tyne, where the master announced that all was well. The Clarissa Lang- don therefore returned to Boulmer, arriving at three o'clock that after- noon. The master expressed his thanks.—Rewards: Amble, £16 5s.; Boulmer, £22 16s..