JANUARY 11TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY, and PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. During the afternoon information was given by the coastguard to both stations that vessels had been torpedoed or mined six miles west of Rhoscolyn. The Holyhead motor life-boat A.E.D. was launched at 5.10 and the Porthdinllaen motor life-boat M.O.Y.E. at 5.38. A north-easterly gale was blowing, with rough seas. They found several other vessels searching. Some survivors were picked up by these vessels, but none by the life-boats, and after continuing the search for some hours they returned, Holyhead arriving back at midnight and Porthdinllaen at 1.25 next morning.

The Porthdinllaen boat was moored, but the weather was too bad for a boat to come out to bring the crew ashore and it was not until 11.20 in the morning that they were able to land. They had been in the life-boat for nearly eighteen hours. When the weather had moderated next day the life-boat was put back in her house.

An increase in the usual money awards on the standard scale was made to each member of the Porthdinllaen crew and helpers.- Standard rewards to crew and helpers, £22 12s. 6d. ; additional rewards to crew and helpers, £7 4s. 6d. ; total rewards, £29 17s.

Holyhead rewards, £8 2s.