Stornoway, Hebrides.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 2nd of February, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was ashore near the eastern end of Goat Island in Stornoway harbour. The life-boat The James and Margaret lioijd put out twenty minutes later in a moderate swell.

There was a moderate south-south- westerly gale, and the tide-was ebbing.

The life-boat came up with the trawler Wyre British, of Fleetwood, with a crew of eighteen. It was clear that the life-boat could do little to help until high water the following morn- ing, and the coxswain decided to stand by the trawler throughout the night.

About seven o'clock next morning the life-boat put a towing line on board the trawler and eventually managed to refloat her. She then returned to her moorings, arriving at 8.45.—• Property Salvage Case..