Girvan, Ayrshire.—About 7.15 on the evening of the llth of May, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say a message had been received from Ailsa Craig that the wife of one of the workers there was ill and required immediate attention. Owing to the low state of the tide it was impossible for the Lady Ailsa, the boat which sails regularly to the island, to go out, so the life-boat Robert Lindsay was launched at 7.35 with two doctors and a district nurse on board. There was a moderate swell and a fresh to strong breeze. It was half an hour after low water. The life-boat arrived at Ailsa Craig at nine o'clock and landed the two doctors and the nurse.

After receiving attention, the patient was left on the island. The life-boat left at 10.5 with the doctors and nurse on board and arrived back at her station at 11.20.—Rewards to the crew, £8 8s.; reward to the helper on shore, 12s..