Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 2.35 on the afternoon of the 18th of April, 1957, the coastguard reported that a small motor boat which had engine trouble was sheltering near Reiss Sands and that a motor fishing vessel was stand- ing by. At 3.8 Wick radio reported that the fishing vessel had taken the motor boat in tow but was herself in difficulties with a broken rudder in Reiss Bay and needed help. At 3.35 the life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched. There was a rough sea, a strong north-westerly gale was blow- ing, and the tide was ebbing. The life- boat came up with the motor fishing vessel Economy, with a crew of four, and the motor boat Willing Boys, with a crew of three. At the first attempt a line was got aboard the Economy, andthe life-boat towed both vessels into Wick harbour, arriving at 6.10.—Re- wards to the crew, £10 3*.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 14*..