Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 3.45 on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1956, a telephone message was received from the Forniby coastguard that the S.S. Kyle Castle, of Liverpool, with a crew of twelve, had a heavy list about twenty miles east-south-east of Bailey lighthouse. At 4.15 the life-boat Dun- leary II put out. There was a rough sea, a moderate north-north-west gale was blowing, and the tide was ebbing.

The life-boat found the steamer being towed by a tug four miles east-south- east of the Kish Bank lightvessel.

Another tug was standing by. At the request of the master of the Kyle Castle the life-boat escorted her to the entrance of the River Liffey. She then returned to her station, arriving at 11.55.—Rewards to the crew, £23: reward to the helper on shore, etc..

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