Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland. — At 5.22 on the evening of the 5th of March, 1952, the Holy Island coastguard re- ported to the Holy Island life-boat station a message received from the North Sunderland life-boat station that the Seahouses fishing boats Faithful II and Sovereign were making for Holy Island harbour as the seas were very heavy at Seahouses. The Holy Island life-boat Gertrude was launched at 5.32. A rough sea was running, with a south-westerly wind blowing, and the harbour bar was too dangerous for the fishing boats to cross it. The life-boat escorted them to the shelter of the Inner Fame Island, and there they anchored for the night. The life-boat remained with them until the next morning.

She then escorted them to Seahouses, and at 9.55 the North Sunderland life-boat W.R.A. was launched, with Mr. T. W. A. Swallow, the honorary secretary, on board, in a heavy swell with a moderate south-south-east breeze blowing, to escort the two fishing boats into harbour. The Holy Island life-boat returned to her station arriving at 11.30, but the North Sun- derland life-boat put out again and made for the Inner Fame Island where a Trinity House tender, with four men from the Fame Lighthouse, was in difficulties. She took the four men on board, leaving the tender at anchor, and arrived back at her station at noon.—Rewards: Holy Island, £46. 9s.; North Sunderland, £26 17s..