Stornoway, Hebrides. At 6.50 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the trawler Star of Freedom was drifting ashore with engine trouble four and a half miles west of Loch Inchard.

At 7.20 the life-boat City of Glasgow, on temporary duty at the station, put out in a rough sea. There was a north- north-westerly wind of nearly gale force and it was low water. When the life-boat reached the position it was found that several other fishing boats had answered the distress call and that one of them had taken the Star of Freedom in tow to the shelter of Loch Inver. The life-boat escorted them for some time and then returned to her station, arriving at 8.20. Rewards to the crew, £23 17s..