MARCH 26TH. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 7.20 in the morning a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard that a vessel 4 1/2 miles south-west of The Lizard needed help. A light north-east wind was blowing. The sea was smooth. At 7.40 the motor life-boat W. and S. was launched and on reaching the position given at nine o’clock was told by a naval vessel that the Dutch motor vessel Pacific had been torpedoed and had sunk, and that an escort vessel had rescued part of her crew. The life-boat searched for the remainder, but all she found was a ship’s boat floating keel up. She turned it over to see if anyone was underneath, but there was no one. She then took the ship’s boat in tow and spoke another naval vessel which told her that she had been ordered to stand by in case survivors from the enemy submarine which had attacked the Pacific and which had been damaged by depth charges, should come to the surface. The life-boat also stood by while more depth charges were dropped. She then returned to Newlyn Harbour, arriving there at 2.15 in the afternoon.

At The Lizard the news was received at 7.29 and the motor life-boat Duke of York was launched at 8.18. On reaching the scene at 9.18 she searched for two hours with air-sea rescue boats and the Penlee life-boat, but found only oil on the water. She returned to her station at 1.30 that afternoon.

- Rewards : Penlee, £8 8s. ; The Lizard, £12 8s.