Launches 29. Lives rescued 9.

JUNE 3RD. - NEW BRIGHTON , CHESHIRE. At 9.30 A.M. the coxswain was informed that the fishing boat Speedwell, of New Brighton, had broken from her moorings and gone aground between the Perch Rock lighthouse and Harrison Drive, and that three men had waded out at low water in an attempt to refloat her. The weather was squally with a strong N.W. wind, and a rough sea, and as the boat was on a lee shore with a rising tide the No. 1 motor life-boat William and Kate Johnston was launched at 10.5 A.M. She found that the men had refloated the boat, escorted her to moorings, and returned to her station, arriving at 10.55 A.M. - Rewards, £4 11s. 3d.

JUNE 9TH. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.

At 10.2 A.M. the coastguard reported a vessel ashore near Keiss Castle. The sea was smooth, with a light E.S.E. wind, but there was dense fog. The motor life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched at 10.30 A.M. and found the motor vessel Edina hard ashore.

She was bound for the Orkneys, laden, with a crew of fourteen. She was in no immediate danger, and the captain said that he did not need help, but the life-boat stood by until the Edina refloated at about 1.30 P.M. She arrived back at her station at 2.30 P.M.- Rewards, £3 15s.

JUNE 9TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. At 3.3 P.M. the coastguard reported that a British aeroplane had crashed into the sea off Reighton Gap, and at 3.20 P.M. the motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched. The weather was foggy, with a light easterly wind, and a slight sea. The life-boat found that the aeroplane had been smashed to smallpieces, and there was no sign of any survivors.

She picked up pieces of the aeroplane, a wheel, the first-aid kit and other things, and returned to her station, arriving at 4.45 P.M.

- Rewards, £9 6s. 6d.

JUNE 18TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.

At 11.3 P.M. the harbour master reported through the coastguard that a fishing vessel was in distress two and a half miles south-west of Maryport, and at 11.32 P.M. the motor life-boat Joseph Braithwaite was launched. A strong S.W. wind was blowing, with a high, confused sea and heavy rain squalls. The life-boat found the motor trawler C. Risager, a Danish vessel working from Whitehaven with a crew of four.

Her engine had broken down. She had lost both anchors. Her crew were almost exhausted. Just before the life-boat arrived, a government examination steamer had taken the trawler in tow, and escorted by the lifeboat the two vessels reached Workington at 1.40 A.M. The life-boat arrived back at her station at about 3 A.M. The resident naval officer at Workington sent his congratulations to the life-boat crew. - Rewards, £12 6s.

JUNE 19TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 2.23 P.M the coastguard reported a fishing boat showing signals of distress off Newbiggin. As the Newbiggin life-boat was off service, the Blyth motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was launched at 2.40 P.M.

A light but increasing S.W. wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. Five miles N.E. of Blyth the life-boat found the motor fishing boat Two Sisters, with a crew of three. She was unable to make home against the increasing wind. The life-boat towed her to Newbiggin and returned to her station, arriving at 5 P.M. - Rewards, £5 1s.

J UNE 2 3 RD. - TOBERMORY, HEBRIDES.

On the afternoon of the 23rd June the local doctor asked for the life-boat to convey a woman with acute appendicitis to Oban. A light N.W. wind was blowing and the sea was calm, but no other suitable boat was available. The motor life-boat Sir Arthur Rose left her moorings at 4 P.M., took on board the patient and a nurse and reached Oban at 7.45, where an ambulance was waiting for them. An operation had to be performed at once, and had the life-boat not been able to take the woman to Oban, her life could not have been saved. The life-boat waited for the nurse to return from hospital and left Oban at 9.10, arriving back at her station just after midnight.- Rewards, £7 10s.

JUNE 24TH. - DOUGLAS, AND RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 7.50 in the evening a message came to Douglas that the motor boat Margaret was in distress in the direction of Laxey, and at 8 P.M. the motor life-boat Manchester and Salford was launched. A strong W.S.W. wind was blowing, with heavy seas. When the life-boat was half way to Laxey a wireless message was sent her to return at once as another vessel was in distress off Douglas, Head, and the Ramseylife-boat would go out to the boat off Laxey.

Meanwhile at 9 P.M. the coastguard had called up the Ramsey station and at 9.30 the motor life-boat Lady Harrison had put out. She arrived off Laxey at 10.30, but found that the Margaret had got into Laxey harbour without help. She returned to her station, arriving at 12.30 the following morning.

The Douglas motor life-boat, putting back, had found the motor boat Manx Heather, of Douglas, with three men on board, who were out fishing for pleasure, one and a half miles S.S.W. of Douglas Head. She was out of control. The life-boat took her in tow and brought her into Douglas harbour at eleven that night. - Rewards : Douglas, £11 ; Ramsey, £18 10s.

JUNE 25TH. - CAISTER, NORFOLK. At twelve noon the coastguard telephoned that an airman was in the sea 500 yards S.E. of Waxham. He was one of the crew of an American Fortress aeroplane. All the crew had baled out but the others had come down on land. The coxswain and several members of the crew were away and an ex-coxswain, Charles Laycock, aged 73, took charge. He got together a scratch crew, which included three soldiers, and the motor life-boat Jose’ Neville was launched at 12.20 P.M. A fresh N.W. wind was blowing, with a choppy sea.

The aeroplane had already sunk and the pilot had got ashore without help. The lifeboat was able to see the aeroplane under water, and reported her position to a naval rescue launch. She picked up some things from the aeroplane which were floating about, and handed them over to the police when she arrived back at her station at 3.40 P.M.- Rewards, £8 8s.

JUNE 26TH. - CAISTER, NORFOLK. At 8.30 in the evening the honorary secretary of the life-boat station was on duty at the local observation post where it was known that the pilot of a Thunderbolt aeroplane to the north of Caister, coming in from the sea, intended to bale out. Had he known where he would do it, the honorary secretary would have called up the life-boat and sent her out ready to pick him up. He had to wait, however, until he saw the pilot turn his machine upside down, preparatory to baling out, and at once rang up the Caister coastguard asking him to pass the information to the life-boat coxswain. It was then 8.45, and a quarter of an hour later the motor lifeboat Jose' Neville was launched. A fresh N.E. wind was blowing, and the sea was choppy. The life-boat found that the aeroplane had come down about four miles N. by E. of the life-boat station and that the airman had just been rescued by a small boat which had put out from the shore.

The Winterton coastguard then signalled to her asking her to go to the help of a Walrus amphibious aeroplane. It had gone out to the rescue, had landed on the sea, had got into rough water, and had been washed ashore.

The life-boat went at once to her help, and, at the second attempt, fired a line across her from her line-throwing gun. She refloated the Walrus and at ten o’clock started to tow her to Yarmouth. An hour later a rescue launch arrived and took over the tow, but the life-boat escorted them until the Walrus was safely in Yarmouth roads. She then returned to her station, arriving at 1.30 next morning.

- Rewards, £17 11s. 6d.

(See Scratby, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 62.) JUNE 27TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

At 12.7.P .M. the coastguard telephoned that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea off Chapel, and the motor lifeboat Anne Allen was launched at 12.37 P.M.

A light N.E. wind was blowing, with a ground swell. Five and three-quarter miles N.E.

of Skegness pier the life-boat found the crew of a Boston aeroplane. Two were in a dinghy. One had a broken spine and the other injuries to his legs. A third was in the water, attached to the dinghy by a line. He was dead. With difficulty the life-boat took all three on board and took them to Skegness where they were sent to the R.A.F.

hospital. Two of the airmen were French and one Tahitan. The life-boat also brought back some gear, including two dinghies, and handed it over to the R.A.F. She returned to her station at 2 P.M.. - Rewards, £6 7s.

The following life-boats were launched, but no services were rendered for the reasons given : JUNE 2ND. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.

A vessel had been reported in distress, but she was picked up by an Admiralty tug. - Rewards, £9 18s.

JUNE 8TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.

A Walrus seaplane had crashed into the sea, but a patrol vessel rescued her crew. - Rewards, £5 2s.

JUNE 10TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL. A fishing boat was overdue ; but was found being towed in by a Belgian fishing boat.- Rewards, £5 6s. 6dl.

JUNE 1 2TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.

An aeroplane had crashed into the sea in flames, but the survivors were picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £27 16s. 3d.

JUNE 14TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.

A light, thought to be a distress signal, had been seen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 4s. 9d.

JUNE 14TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE.

An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 10s. 2d.

JUNE 16TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £8 2s.

JUNE 19TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK. A British Miles Martinet aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but only an oil patch was found. - Rewards, £15 10s. 3d.JUNE 19TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO.

DUBLIN. Two small yachts had got into difficulties, but one was able to go on without help and the other was taken in tow by another yacht. - Rewards, £5 1S.

JUNE 23RD. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A Flying Fortress aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards : Clacton, £11 6s. 6d. ; Walton and Frinton, .£14 3s. 6d.

JUNE 24RD. - ILFRACOMBE, AND LYNMOUTH, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Ilfracombe, £18 5s. ; Lynmouth, £32 19s.

JUNE 26TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.

An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £8 13s. 6d.

JUNE 2 7TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK. A rubber dinghy had been reported drifting, but only a target, thought to have been mistaken for the dinghy, was found.- Rewards, £12 9s. 3d.

JUNE 29TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.

A small rowing boat had been reported missing, but could not be found. It was found abandoned in a cave on the following day. - Rewards, £13 16s. 9d.

JUNE 30TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.

A Whitley bombing aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £19 1s. 6d.