Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 7th of April, 1959, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that a coaster was ashore in Calf Sound. The coxswain had received a telephone message informing him of this and had gone by car to a point from which he could confirm the report. The life-boat R. A.

Colby Cubbin No. 2 left her moorings at 5.15 in a moderate swell. There was a strong westerly wind with rain showers, and it was low water. The life-boat found the s.s. Ben Maye of Douglas and helped to refloat her. She then returned to her station, arriving at 7.15.

The owners of the steamer expressed their appreciation and made a donation to the Institution's funds. Rewards to the crew, £8 8s. ; reward to the helper on shore, 14s..