MARCH 3 1 ST. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.

At 5.55 P.M. a steamer was seen to be ashore at Trefusis Point Falmouth Harbour, and at 6.10 P.M. the motor life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare was launched. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The life-boat found the Dutch steamer Vliestroom. She was blowing her siren for a tug. The life-boat took on board a wire hawser from the Vliestroom and brought it to the tug Goliath, which arrived shortly afterwards. The tug towed the Vliestroom clear and took her to Falmouth Docks. The life-boat stood by until 8 P.M.

The Goliath then asked the life-boat to take out the King’s Harbour Master’s assistant and put him on the Dutch steamer Kalso, which had been attacked with bombs by enemy aeroplanes while the Vliestroom was being towed in. On her way to the Kalso a heavy sea struck the life-boat and damaged her port side, but she stood by the Kalso for an hour, and then, as her help was not needed, returned to harbour. News was then received from the naval authorities that the Dutch steamer Karanan was dragging her anchors off Flushing and needed a tug. The life-boat went to the northern arm of the Falmouth Docks, arranged for the tug Northgate Scot to go to the steamer’s help, and returned to her station at 10 P.M. - Rewards, £15 9s..