MARCH 22ND. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE: OF MAN. At 7 A.M. the Castletown coastguard telephoned, for information only, that a vessel was ashore at Strandhall, one and a quarter miles E. by N. of Port St. Mary.

Thirty-five minutes later he asked the lifeboat to put out and at 8 A.M. the motor life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was launched.

A fresh easterly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The life-boat found the vessel to be the S.S. Nolisement, of Cardiff, of over 5,000gross tons, laden. She carried a crew of fortynine, but they were in no immediate danger.

As a tug was expected the life-boat returned to harbour at 9 A.M., and when the tug arrived at 1.30 P.M., she again put out. The Nolisement had now been carried further ashore and the tug could not refloat her. The lifeboat again returned to harbour, and at 7 P.M.

went out for the third time, taking a government salvage officer with her. She returned at 7.30 P.M., and made a final trip to the steamer at 10P.M. , and stood by until 12.30 next morning, when the tug refloated the steamer, and she was able to go on her way. One of the crew of the life-boat piloted the tug out of the danger zone and the life-boat returned to her station at 1.30 A.M. - Rewards, £31 6s.