Peel, Isle of Man. At 1.10 early on the morning of the 26th of March, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that a French trawler was ashore on Peel Island. At 1.40 the life- boat Helena Harris—Manchester and District XXXI was launched in a light east-north-easterly breeze. There was a slight swell and the tide was half ebb.

The life-boat found the trawler La Fee des Ondes of Lorient ashore at Glen Maye with her wheelhouse awash. The French fishery protection cruiser Le Hardi was standing by. Six of the trawler's crew of eight landed from a small boat and were taken to Peel by the Peel life-saving apparatus company.

The trawler was refloated by the life- boat and then taken in tow by the protection cruiser. After escorting both vessels into Peel the life-boat took the six men to the trawler. She then returned to her station, arriving at nine o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £19 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £21 10s..