speed into a rough sea. She arrived alongside the casualty, the converted motor fishing vessel Kathmar with a crew of three aboard, at 1350. Kathmar had been on passage from the Tyne to Londonderry when her engine had broken down. A line was passed and secured and the lifeboat began the tow through the heavy swell back to Montrose.

Once the tow rope broke but it was replaced and the tow continued. At 1515 the lifeboat and her tow entered Montrose dock where Kathmar was left for repairs.

The lifeboat returned to her moorings at 1620 where she refuelled and again made ready for service.

Scotland South Division Escort EYEMOUTH DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY was informed by HM Coastguard at 1608 on Tuesday February 14 that a number of fishing boats were about to attempt to enter harbour and, as sea conditions in Eyemouth Roadstead were very dangerous, the lifeboat was requested to stand by. The maroons were fired at 1613 and seven minutes later Eyemouth's 44ft Waveney lifeboat Eric Seal (Civil Service No. 36) slipped her moorings and set out into the rough sea.

It was cloudy with visibility at two miles, a moderate breeze, force 4, was blowing from the north north east and the tide was flooding when the lifeboat arrived in the roadstead. She escorted each boat in turn into harbour and by 1740 13 boats had returned. She then learned from the Coastguard that another two boats were due at 1815 and the coxswain decided to stay at sea and wait for them. At 1820 the two boats arrived in the roadstead and as it was now dark the lifeboat fired parachute flares to enable a better watch to be kept on the sea. Both boats were escorted to safety after which the lifeboat returned to her moorings where she was refuelled and again made ready for service at 1835.

Scotland North Division On fire THE FISHING VESSEL Glen RilUU'S Of Buckie, on fire off Burghead with a crew of three aboard, was reported to the honorary secretary of Buckie lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 2000 on Thursday April 13.

A moderate to fresh north-westerly breeze was blowing and visibility was poor when at 2015, the reserve 52ft lifeboat Ramsay Dyce, on temporary duty at Buckie, slipped her moorings and set out at full speed into a moderate sea. It was later learned that the fire aboard the casualty had been extinguished but that she had restricted manoeuverability.

Ramsay Dyce continued on course and came up with the casualty at 2130.

She stood by and escorted Glen Rinnes to Buckie Harbour, arriving at 2245, after which she returned to her moorings.

Services by Offshore Lifeboats, March, April and May, 1978 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire March 16 and 19 Aldeburgh, Suffolk May 7 Amble, Northumberland May 7 Anstruther, Fife May 18 Arbroath, Angus March 18 Arklow, Co. Wicklow April 7 Baltimore, Co. Cork May 30 Barry Dock, South Glamorgan March 20 (twice), 28, April 23 and May 21 Bridlington, Humberside March 1 Buckie, Banffshire April 13 Calshot, Hampshire May 1, 7 and 27 Clogher Head, Co. Louth April I Clovelly, North Devon April 6, 7, 15, May 18 and 25 Dover, Kent March 6, 11, April 13, May 7, 20 and 29 Dungeness, Kent March 6 and May 9 Dunmore East, Co. Waterford March 15, 27 (twice) and May 11 (twice) Eastbourne, East Sussex April 14 and May 17 Exmouth, South Devon May 24 Falmouth, Cornwall March 1, 5 and April 20 Filey, North Yorkshire March 30 and April 14 Fishguard, Dyfed April 29 and May 28 Flamborough, Humberside April 9, 10, 14 and May 21 Fleet wood, Lancashire May 5 (twice) and 28 Galway Bay, Co. Galway May 9 Girvan, Ayrshire March 25 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk March 31, April 6, 23, 30, May 2, 4 and 6 Hartlepool, Cleveland May 4 Harwich, Essex March 11, 29 and May 3 Hastings, East Sussex May 5 and 18 Holyhead, Gwynedd May 11 Howth, Co. Dublin April 16 and 22 Humber, Humberside March 9, 11, 17, 26, April 1, 2 (twice), 15, 16, 23, 24, May 7, 8, 14, 24 and 30 Islay, Argyllshire March 2 Kirkwall, Orkney April 5, May 7 and 21 Lerwick, Shetland March 1 The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall March 10, 25, April 11, 12 and May 31 Llandudno, Gwynedd March 23 Longhope, Orkney May 18 Lowestoft, Suffolk March 7, 10 and 11 Mallaig, Inverness-shire March 31 Margate, Kent April 23 Montrose, Angus March 24 and 28 The Mumbles, West Glamorgan April 10 Newbiggin, Northumberland April 16 Newhaven, East Sussex March 15, 20 and 26 North Sunderland, Northumberland March 25 Padstow, Cornwall May 27 Penlee, Cornwall March 6, 10, 25, April 24, May 4 and 11 Plymouth, South Devon March?, 31, May 6 and 23 Poole, Dorset March 13, April 8 and 22 Port Erin, Isle of Man March 28, May 5 and 21 Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd April 16 and May 31 Portpatrick, Wigtownshire March 4 and 26 Port St Mary, Isle of Man April 9 Ramsey, Isle of Man March 25 Ramsgate, Kent March 28 and April 24 Redcar, Cleveland March 23 Rhyl, Clwyd March 23 and May 2 St David's, Dyfed March 11 St Helier, Jersey March 11, April 6, 23 and May 12 St Ives, Cornwall March 1, 19, May 17 and 28 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly May 30 St Peter Port, Guernsey March 11, 22, April 14 (twice) and 16 Scarborough, North Yorkshire April 11 and 27 Seaham, Co. Durham March 12 Selsey, West Sussex March 1, 4 and May 14 Sennen Cove, Cornwall March 10 and April 18 Sheerness, Kent March 15, 26 and May 28 Sheringham, Norfolk March 28 Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex March 5, April 2 and 3 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear March 12 Swanage, Dorset April 6, May 15,21 and 25 Teesmouth, Cleveland April 9 Thurso, Caithness March?, April 12, 15 and 27 Torbay, South Devon March 28 and April 8 Valentia, Co. Kerry April 24 Walmer, Kent March 10, April 8, 30 and May 28 (twice) Walton and Frinton, Essex March 20 and May 29 Weymouth, Dorset April 18 and May 22 Whitby, North Yorkshire March 20, April 10 and May 25 Wick, Caithness April 7 Workington, Cumbria May 13 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight April 28, May 20 and 30 Youghal, Co. Cork May 15 ON 1056 on trials April 21 Services by Inshore Lifeboats, March, April and May, 1978 Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 27, April 23, 30 and May 23 Abersoch, Gwynedd April 9, May 25 and 31 Aberystwyth, Dyfed May 2 Appledore, North Devon March 5 Arbroath, Angus March 18, May 28 and 29 Arran (Lamlash) Buteshire May 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 10, May 6 and 20 Bangor, Co. Down May 31 Barmouth, Gwynedd May 1 Barrow, Cumbria March 26 Beaumaris, Gwynedd March 13 Bembridge, Isle of Wight May 7 Berth, Dyfed May 20 and 28 Bridlington, Humberside April 10, 29, May 11, 28 and 31 Brighton, East Sussex May 16 Broughty Ferry, Angus March 26 Bude, Cornwall May 7, 23 and 28 Burry Port, Dyfed March 29 Conwy, Gwynedd March 12 and April 23 Craster, Northumberland March 27 and May 16 Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear March 26 Eastbourne, East Sussex March 25, April 23 and May 28 (twice) Eastney, Hampshire (B.530) May 7, 10, 14,21 and 29 Eastney, Hampshire (D.I84) April 2, 29 and May 29 Exmouth, South Devon April 30 Filey, North Yorkshire May 27 Fleetwood, Lancashire April 6, May 27 and 28 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk March 10,21, April 3, 22, 24, May 6, 7, 16, 21 and 28 Hartlepool, Cleveland April 30, May 17 and 19 Harwich, Essex March 25, 29, 30, April 16 and May 1 Hastings, East Sussex April 3, May 13, 16 and 18 Hayling Island, Hampshire March 11, 12 and Aprils Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire March 12, 13, April 30, May 7 (twice), 8 and 28 Holyhead, Gwynedd March 25 and April 15 Horton and Port Eynon, West Glamorgan May 14 Howth, Co. Dublin April 13, 16, May 9, 15 (twice) and 14 Humber Mouth (Cleethorpes), Humberside April 2 and May 31 Kinghorn, Fife April 25 and May 19 Largs, Ayrshire March 27, May 1, 7 and 19 Littlehampton, West Sussex April 16, May 14, 28 and 31 Llandudno, Gwynedd March 19, April 23, May 29 and 31 Lyme Regis, Dorset March 7, April 23, May 14 and 28 Margate, Kent March 25 and May 21 Minehead, Somerset March 10, April 16 and May 8 Morecambe, Lancashire March 1, 29, April 9, May 27 and 28 The Mumbles, West Glamorgan April 10 New Brighton, Merseyside May 21 (twice) Newquay, Cornwall May 29 North Berwick, East Lothian April 23 North Sunderland, Northumberland March 25 Oban, Argyllshire April 9 and 28 Peel, Isle of Man April 30 Plymouth, South Devon April 4 and 21 Poole, Dorset March 3, April 8, 23, May 21 (twice) Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan April?, 10, 11 and 15 Port Isaac, Cornwall April 9, May 27 (twice) and 30 Port St Mary, Isle of Man March 22 and May 23 Port Talbot, West Glamorgan May 7 and 18 Pwllheli, Gwynedd May 1 Queensferry, West Lothian March 6 and May 23 Ramsgate, Kent May 17, 28 and 30 Red Bay, Co. Antrim May 24 Redcar, Cleveland May 26 Rhyl, Clwyd April 15, 29 and May 29 (twice) Rye Harbour, East Sussex April 20, May 1,22, 26 and 28 St Abbs, Berwickshire May 21 St Ives, Cornwall March 27, May 14, 17 and 28 (twice) Selsey, West Sussex May 5 and 14 Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex April 3, May 14, 27 and 29 Silloth, Cumbria May 4 and 29 Southend-on-Sea, Essex (D.236) April 22 and 28 Southend-on-Sea, Essex (B.527) March 18, 19, April 11, 23, 26 and 28 Southend-on-Sea, Essex (B.541 reserve) May 9, 26 and 28 Stonehaven, Kincardineshire March 26, April 23 and May 16 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear March 26 Torbay, South Devon April 17 and 23 Tramore, Co. Waterford March 23, April 6 and May 10 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear April 18 Walmer, Kent March 31 (twice), April 7, 30 (three times) and May 28 Wells, Norfolk May 1 West Kirby, Merseyside March 23 West Mersea, Essex April 5 (twice), 16, May 1 and 24 Weston-super-Mare, Avon (D.170) May 7 Whitstable, Kent March 15, 19 and 27 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight March 25.