Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—At 10.40 on the night of the 9th of July, 1953, the head lightkeeper at the Power Head fog station rang up to say that he had seen a motor fishing boat burn flares half a mile east of Power Head. At 10.45 the life-boat Mary Stanford put to sea. The sea was calm, with a light north-westerly breeze blowing.

The life-boat found the fishing boat Irish Leader, with a crew of two, broken down one mile south-east of Power Head. She towed her to harbour and reached her station again at 1.30 early the next morning.— Rewards, £6 6*..