AUGUST 23RD. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.

About six o’clock in the evening the coastguard reported a small motor vessel aground at the mouth of the River Ugie, two miles north of Peterhead, with a fishing boat standing by. The sea was smooth, a light easterly wind was blowing, but there was dense fog. The lifeboat crew were assembled and on receipt of a further message, from the naval authorities, the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 7.15. She found two motor patrol boats. One of them, No.

1091, was aground, but her crew declined to leave her. The life-boat then went to the other boat, No. 1086, and guided her to Peterhead. When Peterhead Bay was reached the master said that his engine was not working too well and asked for a towrope.

This was given to him and the lifeboat brought his boat to moorings at 9.45 that evening. The No. 1091 refloated and entered Peterhead at 7.30 the following morning. - Rewards, £9 8s. 6d.