Cromarty.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 20th of October, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had run ashore off Arder- sier and needed help. At 5.10 the life-boat James Macfee put out. The sea was rough, a gale was blowing from the south-west and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the fishing boat Robina, of Inverness, with a crew of six, aground off Fort George.

She had sprung a leak, but she was in no immediate danger and the fisher- men decided to remain on board and try and refloat her on the next tide.

The life-boat therefore returned to her station, arriving at 9.10. At 2.50 she put to sea again and found that the Robina was still aground. This time she refloated her and towed her to Cromarty, reaching her station again at 7.25.—Rewards: 1st service, £6; 2nd service, £8 10s..