Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 20th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. E. Hayward, of Liverpool, was in difficulty fifteen miles south- west of Strumble Head. At 5.45 the life-boat White Star was launched.

There was a rough sea, a moderate westerly gale was blowing, and it was high water. The life-boat made for the position and found the steamer with ten people on board three miles west of Strumble Head. She was making water in her engine room.

The life-boat escorted her to Fish- guard harbour, arriving there at 9.45The owners thanked the crew and made a donation to the Institution's funds.—Rewards to crew, £9; rewards to helpers on shore, £2 16s..