Teesmouth, and Redcar, Yorkshire.— At 5.3 in the morning of the 25th of December, 1950, the South Gare coast- guard telephoned the Teesmouth life- boat station that a ship was believedto be ashore on Saltscar Rocks. At 6.5 the life-boat John and Lucy Cord- ingley was launched. There was a moderate sea with a moderate north- westerly breeze blowing. She went in the direction of Redcar, as rockets had been seen near there; and found the S.S. Domingo de Larrinaga, of Liverpool, on the East Scar Rocks. She was laden with 8,000 tons of iron ore and carried a crew of forty-six. She was so badly damaged, with her engines out of action, that tugs had failed to move her and were just leaving her. Meanwhile, the Redcar life-boat station had been informed by the Redcar coastguard; and at 6.30 the life-boat Louisa Polden put out. She went alongside the Domingo de Larrinaga; and both life- boats stood by her in case the crew wanted to abandon her. As the tide rose the sea got worse, but eventually six tugs pulled her clear. The Redcar life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 4.45 that afternoon. The Teesmouth life-boat escorted the Domingo de Larrinaga, in tow of three tugs, to the River Tees. Here the steamer went aground again at 5.45 on North Gare; and attempts to refloat her in the now ebbing tide failed. The tugs left her; and, as the master said he did not need help, the Teesmouth life-boat went to the pilot jetty and made fast. At 10.30 that night, at low water, she put out again and learned that tugs would be on the scene about midnight. She therefore re- turned to the jetty and stood by until the steamer was refloated and taken in tow at 4.30 the next morning, when she returned to her station, reaching it at 4.45.—Rewards, Tees- mouth, £44 2*.; Redcar, £32 145..