Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 15th of December, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Northman of Aber- deen was aground off the Peterhead north breakwater. Ten minutes later the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched. There was a calm sea, a light south-westerly breeze was blowing, and the tide was ebbing.

The life-boat came up with the Northman and found that she was on the rocks near the entrance to the harbour. Her crew of thirteen were rescued, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving back at 6.15.— Rewards to the crew, £7 1 Os.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2..