Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 9th of January, 1955, the Stornoway coast- guard telephoned that a message had been received from the Oban radio station that the steam trawler Moni- mia, of Fleetwood, had broken down and anchored east of Muldoanich.

The trawler had asked for the life- boat, and at 2.28 the life-boat Lloyd's put out. There was a heavy swell, a flooding tide and a strong south- westerly breeze. The life-boat found the trawler five miles east of Muldoan- ich, with the trawler Osta standing by.

She passed a rope from the Osta to the Monimia, and the Osta towed the Monimia to Tobermory. The life- boat then returned to her station, arriving at five o'clock.—Rewards, £9 7s..