Longhope, Orkneys. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 10th of November, 1960, a south-easterly gale was blowing and the sea was very rough at the mouth of Aith Hope. The bowman of the life- boat and a member of the crew, who jointly owned the fishing yawl Delightful, wished to bring their boat from Aith Hope round to Longhope pier for safety. Because of magneto trouble their engines were not working properly, and they asked for the life-boat to escort them. At 3.42 the life-boat Thomas McCunn was launched at slack water. She escorted the Delightful to Longhope pier, seas from six to fifteen feet in height being encountered during the passage. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.30 and was finally rehoused at 3.40 on the afternoon of the 13th of November, when the weather had moderated. The bowman made a contribution to the funds of the Institution..