Gampbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 9.5 on the morning of the 28th of February, 1955, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that an ex-coastguardsman at Feorlin had reported that two ex- hausted men from the fishing boat Girl Ann, of Fraserburgh, had reached his house and stated that their ship had run ashore on the southern side of Mull two miles from Feorlin. They said that seven men were aboard, and at 9.24 the life-boat City of Glasgow II put out in a very heavy sea. There was a moderate southerly gale, and the tide was flooding. A message was then re- ceived that five of the men had reached the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse. From them it was learnt that one of the men said to be still on board the Girl Ann was dead, but that the skipper was still missing. The life-boat searched for the skipper, but did not find him and arrived back at her station at 2.20.

The Girl Ann became a total wreck.— Rewards, £15..