Wick, Caithness-shire,—At 2.12 on the morning of the 5fch of February, 1957, the Wick coastguard telephoned that the trawler Warwick Deeping, of Hull, was some fifty miles south of Dennis Head with her port side damaged. At 2.54 the life-boat City of Edinburgh put out. There was a very heavy sea, a strong south-westerly gale was blowing, and the tide was ebbing.

The life-boat came up with the trawler and stood by her until the fishery cruiser Bramble arrived. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at six o'clock in the evening. The master of the Warwick Deeping con- veyed his thanks to the crew.— Rewards to the crew, £33 5s. • rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 16,9. 6d..