Launches 6 Lives rescued 3 COURTOWN, Co. WEXFORD. At 5.40 in the afternoon of the 22nd of October, 1942, the honorary agent received information that the local motor fishing boat St. Mary was in difficulties about three miles to the north of Courtown pier. A moderate to squally south-west wind was blowing and the sea was u n s e t t l e d . T h e s k i p p e r o f t h e a u x i l i a r y rescue-boat was consulted and ten minutes later she left the harbour. She overhauled the fishing boat, which, with her engine broken down, was being driven farther north by wind and tide. The crew of three of the disabled fishing boat had been fishing all day.

They were cold and hungry. The rescueboat took them in tow and reached Courtown again at 7.30 that evening. - Rewards, £5 12s.

6d. and 6s. 4d. for fuel used.

DINGLE, Co. KERRY. About 8.30 in the evening of the 27th of October, 1942, the motor fishing boat Angelus Bell, of Dingle, broke down off Blasket Strand, and a telephone call from Blasket Island asked for a boat to tow her in. A light northerly wind was blowing and the sea was calm. The auxiliary rescue-boat put out with a crew of five and, off Ventry, found the Angelus Bell.

She had got her engine going again and made Dingle under her own power. The rescue boat was out for about two hours. - No rewards desired ; cost of fuel 8s.

MALIN HEAD, Co. DONEGAL. At eight in the morning of the 2nd of November, 1942, a report came from the lightkeeper at Inishtrahull that an object, which looked like a boat, could be seen to the eastward. A light southerly breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth. The auxiliary rescue-boat Jane was launched, manned by a crew of four. About four miles east of Inishtrahull she found a 16-feet zeppelin-shaped buoy with anchor, mast and flag. The buoy was towed ashore at 11.30 A.M. - Rewards, £3 16s. and 9s. 6d.

for fuel.

TEELIN, Co. DONEGAL. On the morning of the 14th of November, 1942, the Carrigean Head coastwatchers reported that there was something like a boat about two miles off the Head. The auxiliary rescue-boat was at Killybegs and information was at once sent to the skipper through the civic guard at Carrick. The rescue-boat set out for the Head, fourteen miles distant, but when nearing the position met another local boat. She had the thing in tow. It was a large tank.

No rewards desired ; cost of fuel, 3s. 2d.

SCALASAIG, COLONSAY, HEBRIDES. On the 2nd of December, 1942, a telephone message was received from the R.A.F. Oban, through the Colonsay coastguard, that a dinghy had been seen in position 56 04 N. 06 20 W. The sea was calm, with a light north-west wind.

It was thought that an aeroplane might have crashed, and it was uncertain if anyone was in the dinghy. The auxiliary rescue-boat put out at 3.55 P.M. and after making a wide but fruitless search returned at eight o’clock that evening. Two aeroplanes were also out searching. - Rewards, £9 8s. ; cost of fuel, £1 7s. 6d.

MILLOM, CUMBERLAND. On the 27th of December, 1942, a Swordfish aeroplane had been reported down in the sea in Millom Bay, and the auxiliary rescue-boat put out at about three in the afternoon, in a strong southwesterly wind, with a moderate sea. She searched without success and returned at 1.30 the following morning. The Barrow motor life-boat also took part in the search.- Rewards, £4 14s. and 14s. 9d. for fuel. (See Barrow, “Accounts of Services by Lifeboats,” page 59.).