Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 10.50 on the night of the 1st of January, 1957, the Kilkeel coastguard telephoned that a small boat, which appeared to be in difficulty about three miles east-south- east of St. John's Point, was burning flares. At 11.7 the life-boat William and Laura was launched. There was a moderate sea with a heavy swell and a freshening southerly breeze. There were heavy and squally rain showers, and it was high water. The life-boat reached the position and found that the motor fishing boat Pride of Erin, of Portavogie, with a crew of four, had drifted, with her engines broken down, close to the rocks at the entrance to Killough Bay. In the heavy swell the coxswain succeeded with great difficulty in getting a tow rope on board the fishing boat and she was taken to Ardglass harbour. The life- boat arrived back at her station at 4.30 in the morning.—Rewards to the crew, £20 15,?.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £12 19.?..