Longhope, Orkneys. — Early on the morning of the 31st of January, 1957, the fishing yawl Sylvia, of Kirkwall, put out for lobster fishing. Before she was due to return a strong gale blew up, and as it was known that it would be extremely dangerous for the yawl to return unaided through the Pent- land Firth to her anchorage in Aith Hope, the life-boat Thomas McCunn was launched at 2.48 in the afternoon.

There was a heavy sea. a whole south- south-easterly gale was blowing, and the tide was ebbing. There were showers of sleet. The life-boat found the Sylvia, with a crew of three, west of Torness Point and took her in tow- to Aith Hope. She then returned to her station, arriving at 6.40.—Rewards to the crew, £12; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 11s..