MARCH 1 7TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.

A burning vessel had been seen at night ten miles out at sea, but only burning oil was found. The life-boat was launched with great difficulty at dead low water in a rough sea and the launching carriage sank so deeply into the soft sand that it had to be abandoned. It was recovered later. Men of the R.A.F. and the American Air Force helped with the launch and the recovery of the carriage. Letters of appreciation and rewards were sent to them, but they returned the rewards as donations to the Institution. - Rewards, £47 7s.