AUGUST 15TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.

At 4.15 P.M. coastwatchers reported by telephone that the motor fishing boat Excelsior, of Stromness, with a crew of three, was overdue, and had last been seen three miles off. The weather was thick, with very heavy rain, and a strong S.E. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor lifeboat J.J.K.S.W. was launched at 4.30 P.M., and found the Excelsior off Yesnaby. Her engine had failed. The life-boat towed her in, arriving at 6.45 P.M. - Rewards, £4 4s..