MARCH MEETING SANDAY, ORKNEYS. On the morning of the 10th December, 1940, flares were seen by the coastguard from the Holms of Ire, where the trawler Alex Hastie, of Aberdeen, had gone ashore, with a crew of ten aboard.

A fresh S.W. wind was blowing, with a heavy swell and an ebbing tide. The coastguard life-saving apparatus could not get across the sounds until 10 A.M., but in the meantime four men put off in a 10 1/2 feet boat.

They landed on the lee side of the Outer Holm, walked the remainder of the way through long grass, and succeeded in rescuing one of the crew before the L.S.A.

arrived. These men then assisted the L.S.A., and looked after one of the crew who had been hurt. The trawler was abandoned and became a total wreck. The Stromness lifeboat was sent out, but the rescue work had been completed before she could reach the position. - Rewards, £3.

(See Stromness, “ Accounts of Services by Life-boats,” page 139.).