Wick, Caithness-shire. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 2nd of December, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Rosebank of Wick appeared to be in distress in Sinclair Bay. At 3.40 the life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched in a south-easterly wind of nearly gale force. The sea was rough with a heavy swell. It was two hours before low water. When the life-boat came alongside, the skipper of the Rosebank decided to abandon her as she was making water rapidly. The life-boat took off her crew of three and then anchored to await the flood tide before returning to her station. At eight o'clock the life-boat weighed anchor and made for her station, arriving at 9.15. The Rosebank became a total loss. Rewards to the crew, £16 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 4s.