FEBRUARY 27TH. - PETERHEAD , ABERDEENSHIRE. At 7.30 A.M. a message was received from the Naval Base,through the coastguard, that H.M.T. Monimia was ashore in South Bay, Peterhead. A S. by E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.

As it was low water it was impossible for the life-boat to get near the wreck, so the coastguard rocket life-saving apparatus was sent to her help, and rescued five of the crew of twenty men. At 12.45 P.M., by which time it was half flood, the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched and reached the Monimia ten minutes later. Very heavy seas were breaking over the trawler. The life-boat anchored and dropped down on her cable, but the anchor dragged and she nearly came into collision with the wreck. The life-boat was severely buffeted in the broken water ; her crew were flung about ; and two of them were cut in the face and hands. The life-boat anchored again, and this time got a rope to the trawler with her line-throwing gun and rigged a breeches buoy, but the officer in charge of the trawler decided to remain aboard until low water. The life-boat stood by for a time, and returned to her station at 2.45 P.M. At low water the remainder of the Monimia’s crew were rescued by the lifesaving apparatus. - Rewards, £6 14s. 6d.