Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — At eleven o'clock on the morning of the llth of August, 1957, the coastguard inspector at Rattray asked if the life- boat would launch to stand by the yacht Silver Cloud, of London, which had a crew of six, and help refloat her. The yacht was aground one mile north ofRattray Head lighthouse. At 11.10 the life-boat The Duchess of Kent was launched in a very heavy swell. There was a light easterly breeze blowing and the tide was flooding. The life-boat reached Rattray Head after an hour, arid several attempts were made to get a line aboard the yacht. They aD failed, and it was decided, since there was no danger to life and because of the very heavy swell and the ebbing tide, to abandon the attempt. The life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 3.50.—Rewards to the crew, £11 45.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 16s..