JUNE MEETING PORTREATH, CORNWALL. At 9.10 in the morning of the 7th January, 1942, a coastguard saw a rubber dinghy in the sea one and a half miles N.W. of Portreath look-out.

A light northerly wind was blowing, with a moderate swell. The harbour company were informed, and their motor boat went out, manned by the harbour master and three other men. They picked up one airman.

The R.A.F. had been informed, one of its ambulances was waiting when the boat returned, and the rescued man was in hospital within one and a half hours of the dinghy being sighted. - Rewards, £3 16s.

GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE. At about 2 in the afternoon of the 29th April, 1942, asmall open boat was seen drifting between Gourdon and Johnshaven. A fresh S.E.

wind was blowing, with a heavy swell. The life-boat coxswain’s motor fishing boat was afloat in the harbour, and the coxswain and five other men put off in her to investigate.

They found the drifting boat empty. - Rewards, £3 and 8s. for fuel used.

SILLOTH, CUMBERLAND. While the motor fishing boat Roamer, of Silloth, was returning from fishing in Allonby Bay, at 12.13 in the afternoon of the 6th May, 1942, her crew of five saw a Hudson aeroplane crash, about a mile south of Silloth Lighthouse. The sea was calm. The motor boat went to the help of the airmen, and found that they were unhurt and had got on to a sandbank. They waded from it to the boat, and were brought ashore. - Rewards, £3 2s. 6d. and 8s. 6d. for fuel used. The rewards were returned as a donation.

ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. At 5 in the evening of the 10th May, 1942, the coastguard saw a rowing boat belonging to Aberystwyth University in difficulties about a mile N.W. of the promenade. Then she filled with water and capsized. A fresh to strong S.E. wind was blowing, with a swell.

Prompt steps were taken by the coastguard, police, life-boatmen, airmen and others, who manned three rowing boats and put out.

The first boat away, manned by three men, saved four men who were clinging to the up turned boat. The two other boats, manned by three and six men, reached the scene a little later and searched for two other men. One of the two had swum ashore. The other was drowned. - Rewards, £6 15s.

DYMCHURCH, KENT. At 2.24 in the afternoon of the 22nd May, 1942, a British fighter aeroplane was seen by the Dymchurch coastguard to fall into the sea about half a mile east of the coastguard station and 200 yards from the shore. A light S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was calm, but there was some fog. A man put out alone in a small rowing boat and searched for about an hour, but without success. He had considerable difficulty in launching and getting ashore again owing to beach defences. - Reward, £1.

NEW QUAY, CARDIGANSHIRE. At 5.26 in the afternoon of the 26th May, 1942, the coastguard telephoned the life-boat station that information had been received from Fishguard that an aeroplane was down in the sea two miles N.W. of New Quay. The position was in full view from New Quay, but from there nothing had been seen. The motor vessel Alpha, belonging to the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries, put out, manned by three of her own crew and two life-boatmen. The second-coxswain stood by on shore in case the life-boat should be needed. A second message gave the position as just West of Pen Cribach Head, and the motor vessel had to be recalled and given this information. A naval motor launch was also out searching, and later she signalledthe Alpha that the aeroplane had come down on land. The Alpha returned at 8.30 P.M.- Rewards, £5 14s.

CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN. At about 4 in the afternoon of the 6th June, 1942, a small fishing boat had her sail blown away in a squall in Castletown Bay, a mile from harbour, and drifted towards Langness Point. There was one man on board. The accident was seen by Mr. W. F. Haworth, who put off in a motor boat, but before he could reach the sailing boat she had grounded near Langness Lighthouse and the man had got safely ashore. - Reward, a letter of thanks to Mr. W. F. Haworth.