Barrow, Lancashire.—At 9.47 on the morning of the 26th of September, 1954, the life-boat motor mechanic noticed that a small fishing boat off Foulney had hoisted a distress signal.

At 10.4 the life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched. The sea was moderate and a fresh westerly breeze was blowing.

The life-boat made for the position in a flooding tide and came up with the local fishing boat Nacelle one mile north- east of Foulney Island. Her trawl had fouled her propeller, but her crew of two had cleared it and she was under way again. The life-boat escorted her up Walney Channel as far as Jubilee Bridge and then returned to her station, arriving at 12.25.—Rewards £7 11s. Qd..