Youghal, Co. Cork. At 11.20 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1960, the coxswain informed the honorary secre- tary that a small rowing boat with, two boys on board was in a dangerous position outside the harbour. The honorary secretary and coxswain went to the lighthouse, where the boat was seen well to leeward off Blackball Head making little or no progress in a fresh west-south-westerly breeze and a choppy sea. At 11.40 the life-boat Herbert John was launched one hour after low water. By the time she reached the rowing boat the wind had decreased and the two boys were making headway, helped by a flood tide. Al- though almost exhausted they would not accept help, and the life-boat escorted them to safety, reaching her station at 12.10. Rewards to the crew, £6 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 2s..