Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 13th of December, 1956, the harbour master received a message from the motor vessel Centurity of London, which had anchored in the harbour because of bad weather, that her crew were short of food. At noon the life-boat Douglas Hyde put out, as there was no other suitable boat available.

There was a rough sea, a strong west- south-westerly gale was blowing, and it was high water. The life-boat brought three of the crew of the Centurity ashore to purchase supplies and then returned them to their vessel. She arrived back at her moor- ings at 3.30. Partly paid permanent crew.—Rewards to the crew, £7; reward to the helper on shore, 15*..