Youghal, Co. Cork.—At 6.30 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1957, the fishing vessel Star of Meavagh, of Skibbereen, skippered by the honorary secretary, had not arrived in the har- bour as expected. The honorary sec- retary's wife, the coxswain, the mechanic and the shore signalman went to Youghal lighthouse and through very heavy rain saw the fish- ing vessel anchored in the bay. Her crew were burning old bedding soaked in diesel oil. The life-boat Herbert John was launched at 7.30 in a moder- ate swell. There was a moderate northerly breeze blowing and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat came up with the fishing vessel, which had a crew of six and was anchored off the Blackball Ledge buoy two miles from the lighthouse. She took her in tow, but the ebb tide made progress very difficult, and the coxswain decided to land the fishing vessel's crew and secure the Star of Meavagh to moorings until the flood tide. The life-boat reached Youghal at 10.15 and at one o'clock she put out again to tow the fishing vessel to a safe anchorage. She finally arrived back at her station at three o'clock.—Rewards to the crew, £11 45.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 2*..