LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES Islay, Inner Hebrides. At about i a.m. on 24th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Spanish motor fishing vessel Redondela of Vigo was aground on Rhuda-na-Leacon three miles south of Carraig Fhada Light.

The life-boat Francis W. Wotherspoon of Paisley was launched in a moderate south easterly breeze and a corresponding sea.

It was two hours before low water. The life-boat reached the Redondela, which was aground amidships, but on an even keel, and although language difficulties were experienced, the coxswain understood that no leakage could be observed.

The life-boat stood by until the flood tide when the Redondela was eventually refloated with the help of the life-boat and the life-boat returned to her station at n.10..