FEBRUARY 1 7 T H . - P O R T A S K A I G , ARGYLLSHIRE. On the 16th February a request was received by telephone from a doctor and the minister on the Island of Colonsay for the help of the life-boat to bring a sick woman to Islay, whence she could be taken by air ambulance to the mainland.

A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and no other boat could make the passage. The motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth was launched at 5.35 A.M., brought the woman from Colonsay, and returned to her station at 10 A.M. - Rewards, £9 3s..