On the 17th of September, 1952, the Stornoway life-boat was launched on a service which lasted twenty-two hours, and in the course of which she rescued the crew of a motor boat who were marooned on some rocks sixty-five miles from Stornoway. Awards: the bronze medal for gallantry to Cox- swain Malcolm Macdonald and a special award of £1 to him and to the seven other members of the crew, in addition to the scale rewards of £4 15*. each—£44 5s. For a full account of this service see page 412.