Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 9.30 on the night of the 6th of November, 1955, the Wick coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Reggio, of Grimsby, had gone ashore five miles west of Dunnet Head. She was bumping badly and needed help. At ten o'clock the life-boat James Macfee, on temporary duty at the station, was launched. There was a rough sea, a moderate south-easterly breeze was blowing, and the tide was half flood.

The life-boat began to search, but the trawler wirelessed that she had re- floated and was off Holborn Head.

She later stated that she was making for a position two miles to the north- west of Holborn Head, and the life- boat came up with her off Rora Head.

She escorted her to Scrabster harbour, and reached her station again at three o'clock on the morning of the 7th.—Rewards to the crew, £16 12s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, etc., £3 15s..