JANUARY 29TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.

At 7.6 at night a telephone call was received from the naval authorities that H.M. trawler Dunraven Castle had run aground on Iron Rock Ledges, Isle of Arran, while on patrol. A gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and snow. The night was very cold. The motor life-boat City of Glasgow was launched at 7.50 and found the trawler right among the rocks on a dead lee shore The life-boat had to go, in the darkness, round a reef to reach her, and bumped on the rocks herself, but she came safely alongside. She got her first line on board the trawler, but owing to the high seas and the movement of the life-boat the trawler’s men were not able to secure it. The life-boat went about and came back a second time.

After some trouble she was secured alongside and, with difficulty, took off the whole crew of twenty-five. She reached her station again at 11.5. The naval officer-in-charge congratulated the life-boatmen, and the rescued men sent a letter of thanks.

The information was also sent to Girvan and the motor life-boat Lily Glen - Glasgow was launched at 9.15, but when it became known that the crew had been rescued the life-boat was recalled and got back at 11.30.

The Institution awarded to DUNCAN NEWLANDS, coxswain of the Campbeltown lifeboat, its thanks inscribed on vellum, and made an increase in the usual money awards on the standard scale to each member of the crew. - Campbeltown : standard rewards to crew, £12 2s. ; additional rewards to crew, £7 ; total rewards, £19 2s. Girvan, £13 14s.

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