Peel, Isle of Man.—At 3.46 on the afternoon of the 8th of December, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the fishing boat Favonian, of Belfast, which had a crew of four, was burning a flare a quarter of a mile north of Peel breakwater. At four o'clock the life-boat Helena Harris— Manchester and District XXXI was launched, with the bowman in charge and the Irish district inspector of life- boats on board. The sea was calm, there was a light north-north-east breeze, and the tide was half flood.

The life-boat found that the Favonian, which was undergoing trials with a new owner on board, had broken down.

She towed her to Peel, reaching her station again at 4.30. The owner made a donation to the funds of the Institution.—Rewards to the crew, £9; rewards to the helpers on shore, £17 17s..