JUNE 13TH. - FISHGUARD AND ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE At 4.40 in the morning a message was received at Fishguard from the coastguard that a vessel was on fire seven miles west of Strumble Head, and at 5.25 the motor life-boat White Star was launched. A light N.W. wind was blowing, with a slight sea. All the life-boat found was oil bubbles coming to the surface and two boxes of fish which she brought back with her.The news of the vessel on fire had also been sent by the coastguard to St. David’s, and the life-boat Civil Service No. 6 had launched at the same time as the Fishguard life-boat, 5.25 in the morning. The St. David’s boat found nothing, and from time to time asked her station by wireless if there was any more information to be given. At 7.30 the two motor life-boats met, and the St. David’s boat returned to her station, arriving at 8.30 in the morning. The Fishguard boat continued her search until 11.30, finding nothing, and then returned to Fishguard with a patrol vessel which had also been searching. She arrived back at her station at one in the afternoon.It was then discovered that the two boxes of fish were part of the cargo of the great Western Railway Company’s  steamer St. Patrick, of London, bound from Rosslare to Fishguard. She had been attacked by German aeroplanes, and a bomb had struck her between the bridge and the funnel. It had penetrated to the oil tanks, setting them on fire, and in five minutes the steamer had sunk. The majority of the ninety people on board were picked up by government vessels and landed at Milford Haven. Some eighteen were thought to have lost their lives, including the captain, mates and several of the stewards. - Rewards : St. David’s, £6 12s. ; Fishguard, £6 12s.