Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At 8.45 on the evening of the 17th of Novem- ber, 1956, the lighthouse keeper at Ballinacourty telephoned that a vessel was ashore on the rocks to the east of the lighthouse and that flares had been seen. At nine o'clock the life-boat H. F. Bailey put out. There was a smooth sea, a light northerly breeze was blowing, and it was almost low water. The life-boat found the motor vessel Rini, of Cardiff, with a crew of seven, high and dry on the rocks a hundred yards north-east of the light- house. It was decided after consulta- tion with the vessel's mate that the life-boat should return to Helvick Head and then put out again at the next high tide. She reached her station at 11.30 and left again three quarters of an hour later. At the captain's request she stood by the Rini until the vessel had refloated on the rising tide, and when it was found that the Rini had suffered no damage the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 4.15.—Rewards to the crew, £20 5s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 10s..