No. 2 Life-boat Area (Southern Scotland, North West England and Isle of Man) EX-LIFE-BOAT SUMMONS LIFE-BOAT AN old ex-R.N.L.I, pulling and sailing life-boat now named West Wind caused the Barrow, Lancashire, life-boat Herbert Leigh, which is a 46-foot 9-inch Watson type, to turn out for her on 8th June. Apparently she broke down about20 miles north of the Lightning Knoll buoy.

When the Barrow life-boat approached the West Wind at 2.45 a.m., she found that the casualty was carrying three people. A line was secured to the casualty and she was towed back to Barrow. The crew of the ex-life-boat presented the Herbert Leigh's crew with £ 10—which was subsequently donated to R.N.L.I, branch funds..