MARCH 29TH. - SENNEN COVE, AND PENLEE, CORNWALL. A message was received at Sennen Cove at 7.33 in the morning that a vessel needed help four miles north-north-west of Pedn-men-Dhu. A strong south-south-west wind was blowing and the sea was rough. At 7.48 the motor life-boat The Newbons was launched and at 8.25 found the corvette K458. She had been torpedoed, and her stern nearly blown off.

The life-boat went alongside and was asked to search in the wake of the corvette for two men who were missing. She found no one, returned to K458 and stood by until she was taken in tow by another vessel. She accompanied them for some way, and then, as a large tug was coming up to take over the tow and the Penlee life-boat had arrived, she returned to her station, arriving at 1.15 that afternoon.

The news of a ship in distress had been received at Penlee at 8.8 in the morning, and at 8.25 the motor life-boat W. and S. was launched. She reached the scene at 9.45, just as a naval vessel was connecting a tow rope to the corvette. The ships were then less than half a mile from the shore. The towing started and the Penlee life-boat stood by as well as the Sennen life-boat, in case of need.

When they were about five miles south of the Longships Rocks, the tow-rope parted. It was now that the tug arrived to take over the tow and the Sennen Cove life-boat returned to her station. The new tow rope fouled the bottom and parted. The wind was freshening, the tide running stronger, and the K458 was drifting fast towards the rocks. The Penlee coxswain advised her to anchor. The Longships Rocks were now only a mile away, and the life-boat was asked to go alongside and take off some of the K458's crew. She took off 57 men and stood off for further instructions. Naval vessels again took the K458 in tow, and with the approval of her captain, the life-boat left for Newlyn harbour with the men she had on board.

There she landed them and returned to her station at 5.30 that afternoon. - Rewards : Penlee, £14 0s. 6d. ; Sennen Cove, £13 11s..