Stromness, Orkneys. At one o'clock early on the morning of the 21st of July, 1960, the police informed the honorary secretary that after a small yacht had stranded under Ness Battery one of her crew had come ashore to get help, but on returning to the boat had found that she had refloated. The life-boat Archibald and Alexander M. Paterson was launched at 2.3 in a light south- easterly breeze and a smooth sea. It was one hour before low water. The yacht Spray, which had four people on board, including a woman and two children, was found at the entrance to Stromness harbour and was escorted to Graemsay. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 3.30. Rewards to the crew, £7; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 16s..