NOVEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A southerly gale was blowing, the sea was rough, and all the local fishing boats had put back to harbour except two, the motor fishing boats Winifred, of Wexford, and Onward, of Rosslare. Each had a crew of five. At 10.20 P.M. the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched. She found one boat six miles N.W.

and the other eight miles N. of Rosslare.

Both were burning flares. The Winifred’s engine had broken down and the Onward had taken her in tow until she could repair it.

That done the Winifred cast off the tow line, but then the Onward got into difficulties. She ran short of fuel and began to drift towards Wexford Bar. She dropped both anchors but continued to drift. The life-boat first picked up the Onward and then the Winifred, and brought them both into harbour.- partly permanent paid crew. Rewards, £4 13s..