Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the evening of the 31st of May, 1954, some fishing cobles put off to go salmon fishing, but at 9.30 one of them came ashore and reported that the sea was rough and that the weather was worsening. Conditions were danger- ous for the cobles to land, and at 11.45 the life-boat Richard Ashley was launched, with an ex-coxswain in charge. There was a heavy swell with a fresh north-north-east breeze.

The life-boat escorted three cobles to harbour and reached her station again at 7.45 on the 1st of June.—Rewards, £18 3s..