Baltimore and Courtmacsherry, Co.

Cork.—At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 8th of July, 1956, the Garda at Castle- townshend telephoned that the local yacht Charis had put out the day before and had not returned. At two o'clock the Baltimore life-boat Sarah Tilson was launched in a rough sea.

There was a south-south-westerly breeze, and it was high water. Visi- bility was very poor because of mist, rain and fog. The yacht had last been seen off Glandore, and the life-boat searched an area from Galley Head west to Fasnet but could find no trace of her. At 10.15 at night the Ccurt- macsherry life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crosweller joined the search east of Galley Head, but with- out success. The Baltimore life-boat returned to her station at one o'clock early on the 9th of July, and the Court - macsherry life-boat at 2.45. The two life-boats resumed the search in day- light, and at 11.30 in the morning a message was received that a yacht answering the description of the Charis had been sighted off the Old Head, Kinsole. The Courtmacsherry life- boat went to the position and found the missing yacht with two people on board six miles south of Old Head. She towed her to harbour and arrived back at her station at 2.15. The Baltimore life-boat reached her station at three o'clock after being at sea for a total of twenty-one hours.—Rewards to the crew: Baltimore, £39 14s.; Courtmac- sherry, £22 8s.: rewards to the helpers on shore, etc.: Baltimore, £4 16s.; Courtmacsherry, £3 12s..