FEBRUARY 4TH - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.

At 3.55 in the morning the coastguard reported that a landing craft was dragging her anchor in the harbour and said that the life-boat might be needed. Another message at 4.20 asked her to launch. A west-northwest gale was blowing, the sea rough, the night dark with hail squalls. The motor life-boat A.E.D. left at 4.45 and ten minutes later found L.C.G.3. She was ashore on the rocks at the railway bridge, Salt Island, with a crew of forty-three on board. A tug and other vessels were standing by. They were unable to get close, and the tug was too far away to pass a wire to her. The life-boat was able to go right in, and the coxswain advised the officer commanding to wait. He put two life-boatmen on board her and, as the tide rose, with her engines going astern, she slid off. The life-boat piloted her into the Inner Harbour, and returned to her moorings at eight o’clock. - Rewards, £11 15s..