INDIAN SHIP AGROUND Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 10.15 a.m. on i4th March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was ashore at Longscar. There was a full gale from the south-east with a rough sea. The crew assembled but owing to the exceptionally low tide the life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at the station, was unable to launch until 11.15. The life-boat found the Indian ship Jalamanjari of Bombay aground between the breakwater and the old pier. The vessel was in no immediate danger and it was decided to return to harbour and wait until the weather was calmer. The crew were dismissed but reassembled at one o'clock the following morning. The weather was still too severe but at 2.30 p.m. arrangements were finally made to try and re-float the casualty. The life-boat set out and placed a pilot on board the stranded vessel. Lines were passed to tugs but at 4.50 the tugs decided to abandon salvage operations and the life-boat returned to the harbour at six o'clock, when the crew were dismissed. The jfala- manjari was eventually re-floated at 5.30 a.m. on i6th March, without needing the Life-boat's help and the life-boat was rehoused 2% hours later. Teesmouth lifeboat also launched to help the Indian vessel. (A further account of the Teesmouth service appears on page 26.).