Donaghadee, Co. Down. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1958, the Orlock coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat taking a relief keeper to Mew Island lighthouse was ashore on rocks at Mew Island. There were five people on board. Eight minutes later the life- boat Sir Samuel Kelly put out, taking a punt with her. There was a rough sea, with a strong northerly wind blowing and an ebb tide. The life-boat found the motor boat White Heather fast on the rocks. The coxswain sent two of his crew ashore in the punt to investi- gate. As high tide was not until eleven o'clock at night it was decided to leave the punt and the two members of the life-boat crew on the island to help the crew of the grounded boat off the rocks as soon as the tide was high enough. The life-boat returned to her station with the relief lighthouse keeper, arriving at 3.15. The White Heather was eventually refloated and reached Donaghadee at 12.15 early on the 8th of March. Rewards to the crew, £10 10s..