Barrow, Lancashire. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 13th of July, 1958, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a fishing boat in difficulties four miles south-east o the life-boat station. Five minutes later the life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched in a rough sea. A north- westerly wind of near gale force was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat made for the fishing boat, but before she reached her the boat was seen to be making progress towards Fleetwood. The coxswain then altered course to go to the help of another fishing boat, which was in difficulties four and a half miles south-east of the life-boat station. This was the Eleanor, whose engine had broken down. She had a crew of five and had herself gone to help a sailing dinghy with two people on board. The life-boat took the fishing boat, and the dinghy in tow, and two miles from the life-boat station another sailing dinghy was seen to be in trouble. The life-boat towed the Eleanor and the first sailing dinghy to a safe anchorage under the lee of Walney Island and then returned to help the second dinghy, which was waterlogged. The two people aboard her were the owner, who was a woman, and a twelve-year old boy. They were both very wet and distressed. They were transferred to the life-boat and given hot soup, and the dinghy was taken in tow. The life-boat then escorted the Eleanor, which had re- paired her engine and had the first sailing dinghy in tow, to Roa Island and finally reached her station at 6.40.

Rewards to the crew, £8 8s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 10s..