Launches 70 Lives rescued 107

AUGUST 3RD. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. In the afternoon the motor lifeboat Sir Heath Harrison had just returned from an exercise when a telephone message was received from a private resident that a rowing boat, with two women on board, was in difficulties near Kentraugh. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a heavy ground swell. The life-boat left at 3.30 and fifteen minutes later found the rowing boat one mile east of the breakwater. She was being blown on to a rocky shore. The people in her were visitors from Manchester. The life-boat took them on board and, with their boat in tow, arrived back at 4.30. - Rewards, £8 1s. 6d.

AUGUST 5TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.

At ten o’clock at night the resident of a bungalow on the cliffs near Benllech reported to the honorary secretary of the life-boat station that signals were being made by torch from a launch which appeared to have broken down. A south-west wind was blowing and the sea was smooth, but as the wind was offshore and was increasing it was decided to investigate, and the motor life-boat G.W.

was launched at 10.15. She found the motor launch Trilby, of Benllech, three miles out to the south of Benllech. She had five on board. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat towed her in and arrived back at her station at 12.20 next morning. - Rewards, £11 16s.

AUGUST 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.50 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that North Foreland Radio had picked up a message from the Americansteamer City of Alma that a motor yacht to the north of Dumpton Buoy was in need of immediate help. A strong south-west breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Prudential was launched at 10.59. On arriving she was signalled by the American steamer and went alongside.

There she learned that the yacht was the motor yacht Windgap, of London, on passage from Ramsgate with two men on board. The steamer had seen that she was sinking, lowered a boat, and rescued the men as she sank. The life-boat brought them to Ramsgate, arriving at 12.50. - Rewards, £5 9s. 6d.

AUGUST 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 9.12 at  night the Ramsgate coastguard reported a sailing yacht aground on the Goodwin Sands. A light west-south-west breeze was blowing and the sea was calm.

At 9.20 the motor life-boat Prudential was launched and found the American sailing yacht, Seafarer, bound for Gothenburg from New York, afloat, but surrounded by sandbanks.

Three life-boatmen went on board and piloted her into clearer water. She had broken her main boom when she first grounded and her sails and running gear were damaged.

At the master’s request the life-boat towed her into Ramsgate harbour and returned to her station, arriving at 10.55. - Rewards, 14s.

Property salvage case.

AUGUST 7TH. - ABERDEEN. At 10.27 at night the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was burning red flares five miles away, south-east of Collieston. A light south-west wind was blowing and the sea was smooth.

The No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at eleven o’clock and at 12.30 found the motor fishing boat Harmonious II, with six aboard. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat towed her in, arriving at 2.16 in the morning. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 10TH . - CLOVELLY, AND APPLEDORE, DEVON. At three in the afternoon the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned to the Clovelly life-boat station that a small tug had foundered a mile northwest of the point. A moderate north-west breeze was blowing and the sea was rather rough. The motor life-boat City of Nottingham was launched at 3.15 and on her way received a wireless message that a raft and men in the water were one mile north-east of Hartland Point She altered her course found a raft with two men on it, and rescued them. They directed the life-boat coxswain to the four remaining members of the crew.

She found them kept afloat by life-buoys, and rescued them. The tug was the Adur II, of Liverpool, bound from London to Liverpool.

She brought the men to Clovelly at 5.15. One of them died later. News of the tug was also given by the coastguard to Appledore, and at three o’clock the motor lifeboat Frederick Kitchen, on temporary duty at the station, was launched. When she got in touch with the Clovelly life-boat and learned that all had been rescued she returned to her station, arriving at 6.15. - Rewards, Clovelly, £9 16s. 6d. ; Appledore, £5 12s. 3d.

AUGUST 12TH. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.

At 4.5 in the morning a message was received from the king’s harbour master that a yacht was drifting dangerously near the rocks on the southern shore. A south-westerly gale was blowing and the sea was very rough.

Another message came that a second yacht was in difficulties. The motor life-boat The Brothers, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 4.15. She found the Dutch ocean-going racing yacht Zeearend on the rocks, but she refloated and the life-boat escorted her to Barbican and there beached her. She then went out again to the second yacht, the Valeria, and escorted her to harbour. She found a third yacht, the motor yacht Ellora, at anchor near the breakwater and advised her to move to a safer anchorage.

She returned to her station at 7.15. - Rewards, £6 13s.

AUGUST 12TH. - WICKLOW. At four in the morning a yacht was reported to be dragging her anchor on to a lee shore, off the breakwater. A moderate north-easterly gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The life-boat crew assembled and when distress signals were seen the motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched. It was then 5.10. She found the sailing yacht, Sea Gull, of Dublin, with a crew of five, got a line on board and towed her into Wicklow harbour. She arrived back at her station at 6.15. - Rewards, £9 2s. 3d.

AUGUST 12TH. - WICKLOW. About 6.45 in the morning, when the life-boat crew were standing by half an hour after bringing in the yacht Sea Gull, another yacht, the Foam, of Dun Laoghaire, was seen apparently in difficulties in the outer harbour. The moderate north-easterly gale was increasing in force, and the sea was heavy. The motor life-boat, Lady Kylsant, was launched at seven o’clock and towed the yacht, which had two on board, into the harbour. She arrived back at her station at 8.50 that morning. - Rewards, £6 1s.

AUGUST 12TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.55 in the morning a report was received from returning fishermen that a boat was believed to have capsized as she left the fishing grounds in Pegwell Bay. A strong south-south-west breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Prudential was launched at eleven o’clock and found the motor fishing boat Ann with two on board. She was in difficulties in the heavy seas, but making headway slowly. The lifeboat escorted her into Ramsgate, arriving at 11.22. - Rewards, £5 9s. 6d.

SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT PADSTOW AUGUST 12TH. - ST. IVES, AND PADSTOW, CORNWALL. At 10.40 in the morning the St. Ives coastguard reported that a tug, with a steamer in tow, north of St. Ives Head, was making little headway. A fresh westerly gale was blowing, with very heavy seas. The tug and steamer were kept under observation, and when it was seen that they were slowly drifting towards the shore, the motor life-boat Caroline Oates Aver and William Maine was launched. It was then 2.40 in the afternoon, She set a course for St.

Agnes Head. The weather got much worse and the coxswain was compelled to return. The life-boat arrived back at 5.20. The Padstow life-boat station had been informed when St. Ives launched and, as no further news of her had been received by 4.15, the coastguard asked for the Padstow life-boat to go out. It was now blowing a full north-westerly gale, with tremendous seas, and when the No. 1 motor life-boat Princess Mary left at five o’clock on her twenty-mile journey she had to meet the last of the flood tide. She reached St. Agnes Head about 8.30 and found the S.S. Kedah, of Singapore, three-quarters of a mile east-north-east of the Head.

She had parted from the tug which was taking her from Barrow to Antwerp.

Her anchors were down, but she was dragging towards the shore and was yawing considerably in a very confused sea. She had rescue nets out on the port side and the life-boat attempted to get a line aboard on that side, but as the life-boat approached, the Kedah sheered away to starboard. At the same time the lifeboat had to go full steam ahead and turn away to meet a tremendous sea.

She then asked for the nets to be shifted to the starboard side and made an attempt on that side, but, just as she came alongside, the steamer again sheered and the life-boat was swung round by the seas and struck the steamer, damaging her own bows.

For the third time she closed the steamer. Again the steamer sheered and again the life-boat was damaged.

But the coxswain kept his engines at full speed and this time brought the life-boat alongside. The steamer’s crew of ten jumped into her and she came out again at full speed. The life-boat reached Padstow at 12.20 next morning, having been at sea for over seven hours in what were described as almost impossible conditions.

It was a courageous rescue, calling for fine seamanship and great determination on the part of the coxswain, and skilful co-operation on the part of the second-coxswain and the motor-mechanic.

The Institution made the following awards : To COXSWAIN JOHN T. MURT, the silver medal for gallantry, with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum ; To WILLIAM H. GRANT, second-coxswain, and JOHN H. ROKAHR, motormechanic, each the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum ; To each member of the crew a special reward of £2.

Rewards : Padstow, standard rewards to crew and helpers, £7 1s. 9d. ; additional rewards to crew, £16 ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £23 1s. 9d. St. Ives, £11 5s. 6d.

AUGUST 13TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At two in the morning the coastguard reported that a vessel was in distress a mile east of Marina look-out. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a moderately rough sea. The motor life-boat Mary Scott, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 2.27, and just below the Cockle Buoy found a yacht running before the wind. She was the sailing yacht Slor, bound south from Blyth. Her canvas had blown away. The two men on board were exhausted. They asked to be helped into Yarmouth. The life-boat took the yacht in tow and brought her to Yarmouth at 5.33. She reached her station again at 6.30 that morning. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 15TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At 6.45 in the evening the rowing boat Seagull, of Port St. Mary, was seen to be flying a white handkerchief on an oar. She was two miles off Scarlett Point. A fresh to strong northerly off-shore wind was blowing.

The tide was ebbing. The motor life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was launched at 7.10, and four and a half miles south-east of the harbour came up with the rowing boat, which was being driven out to sea. Two people were on board, a cripple and a woman. Both were exhausted. The life-boat took them on board and, with their boat in tow, arrived back at 8.25. - Rewards, £20 5s.

AUGUST 16TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 12.12 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that two persons were clinging to a small sailing boat which had capsized. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, the sea was smooth, but it was raining hard. Themotor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 12.25. She found the boat about a mile off the Marine Hotel, Selsey, but just before she arrived the man and boy who had been in the sailing boat had been picked up by a motor boat. As, however, the motor boat was unable to tow the sailing boat, the lifeboat towed them both close to the land and then returned to her station, arriving at 1.30.

- Rewards, £6 3s. 6d.

AUGUST 17TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 7.20 in the morning the coastguard reported a sailing yacht flying distress signals three miles south-south-east of Bill Tower. A strong north-easterly breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat, Canadian Pacific, was launched at 7.30 and found the sailing racing yacht Ragna R., of London, with live on board. She was on passage from Dover to Lymington. Her sails were split and one of her crew was ill.

The owner asked the coxswain to tow them to the nearest port and the life-boat took them to Portsmouth, arriving there at 1.30 that afternoon. She arrived back at her station at 4.45. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 18TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 5.48 in the evening a telephone message was received from Colwell that a yacht was flying distress signals half a mile north-east of North East Shingles Buoy. A strong west-south-west breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat S.G.E. was launched at six o’clock and found the sailing yacht, Skua, of Yarmouth, with her rudder carried away. She had three on board. The life-boat towed her into Yarmouth harbour at 7.10. The harbour master hailed the coxswain and told him that another yacht was in difficulties off Lymington Spit Buoy. The life-boat put out again at once and found the sailing yacht Duet, of Cowes, with two on board. She was dismasted.

A life-boatman went on board to help in hauling in the gear that was lying alongside from the broken mast, and at the request of the owner the life-boat towed the yacht into Yarmouth harbour. She returned to her station at 7.55 that evening. - Rewards, £16 1s. 6d.

AUGUST 19TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 10.5 in the morning the coastguard reported that a fishing vessel appeared to be out of control two miles south-east by east of the South Goodwin Light-vessel. A moderate south-south-west breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 11.13 a second message said that the fishing vessel was making distress signals, and at 11.20 the motor life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched. She found the fishing vessel La Nievre, of Boulogne, with a crew of six.

She had lost her propeller and was without sails. She had been aground on the sands, but had refloated. Three life-boatmen went on board and the life-boat towed her into Dover harbour. She returned to her station, arriving at 5.50 that evening. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 20TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. About noon the sailing yacht Argo put out with a fishing party on board, a man, a woman and three children. They had not returned by ten at night, and anxiety was felt for their safety. At 11.8 the Calf of Man warden reported that the yacht had been seen between Spanish Head and the Calf at 5.45. There was no wind and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was launched at 11.50 and found the Argo drifting and unable to make any headway. She towed her into Port St. Mary, arriving back at her station at 12.20 next morning. - Rewards, £20 7s.

AUGUST 25TH . - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 9.39 at night the Seahouses coastguard telephoned that two cabin cruisers were making distress signals four miles north-north-east of Boulmer.

A slight breeze was blowing and the sea was calm. The motor life-boat W.R.A. was launched at 10.15. In the absence of the coxswain and second-coxswain, who were out fishing, the motor-mechanic was in command.

The life-boat found the cabin cruisers Rambling Rose and Cynthia, of Amble, with their engines broken down. Two people were on board each cruiser. The life-boat towed them into Seahouses at 1.30 next morning. - Rewards, £15 9s.

AUGUST 25TH. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.

At 9.42 at night the coastguard reported a message from the Eastbourne Angling Club that one of their boats, the motor boat E v e , was overdue and that another motor boat had been out, but had failed to find her. A light westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was slight. The life-boat crew stood by, and when the missing boat had not returned at 11.30 the motor life-boat Jane Holland was launched. She found the Eve four miles east of the life-boat station. Her engine had broken down and her crew of two were exhausted. The lifeboatmen gave them rum and the life-boat took the Eve in tow and arrived back at her station at 12.30 next morning. - Rewards, £19 4s.

AUGUST 28TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 7.15 in the morning the coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties east of Clacton pier, and that the Clacton life-boat was unable to launch, owing to the lowness of the tide. He asked that the Walton and Frinton boat should put out.

A strong southerly breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat E.M.E.D. was launched at 7.45 and found the auxiliary yacht Zair, of Maldon, with a crew of three, exhausted and distressed by the rough sea. They asked the coxswain to tow them to a sheltered anchorage and the life-boat took them to Walton  river, anchored the yacht there, and arrived back at her station at 5.40 that evening. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 28TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 8.30 in the morning the coastguard reported that a fishing coble was making distress signals a mile east of Castle Hill. An easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 8.35 and found the fishing coble Lily, of Scarborough, with her engine broken down. Another fishing boat was standing by. The L i l y had five on board. The coxswain of the life-boat handed them life-belts and towed the Lily into Scarborough, arriving back at her station at 9.30.

- Rewards, £14 14s.

AUGUST 28TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. At nine in the morning a messenger came by car to the lifeboat station and reported that six small sailing boats had been washed away from Kilbrittain during a storm, and it was thought that a boy was aboard one of them. A strong north-west wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crosweller was launched at 9.30 and half an hour later found one boat empty, and wreckage of all the others, some four miles to the south. With the one boat in tow the life-boat reached her station again at eleven o’clock. The boy was not aboard his boat, but had walked round the coast in the hope that it would be washed ashore.- The owners of the boats rewarded the lifeboatmen for their services.

AUGUST 28TH. - ST. MARY’S, ISLES OF SCILLY. At 9.45 in the morning the coastguard reported a fishing vessel, about six miles south-east-by-east of St. Martin’s Head, not under control. A fresh westerly gale was blowing and the sea was very rough.

The motor life-boat Cunard was launched at 10.10. She found the motor fishing vessel Capella, from the Faroe Islands, with a crew of twelve. They asked to be escorted to the nearest safe anchorage, and the life-boat escorted them to Watermill Cove on the east side of St. Mary’s. She returned to her station at 1.15 that afternoon. - Rewards, £6 13s.

AUGUST 28TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.

At 10.15 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht going north might need help. A strong southsouth- east wind was blowing and there was a heavy swell. At 10.55 the motor life-boat Michael Stephens was launched. A woman volunteer went out as a member of her crew.

The life-boat reached the yacht about three miles out and found her to be the auxiliary yacht Ziska, of Liverpool, bound from Ostend to Whitby, with seven on board. She was being swept by the seas and her crew were pumping and baling out her cockpit.

On the course she was steering she was in danger of running on the Newcombe Sands and would almost certainly have been lost with all on board. Her skipper was warned to alter course and the life-boat escorted her across the sands and into harbour. She returned to her station at 12.25 that afternoon.

- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d.

AUGUST 28TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 1.20 in the afternoon information was received that two yachts were in danger of being driven on to the sea wall at Canvey Island. A fresh south-south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) was launched at 1.45 and found the yachts Modwena and Sandpiper within twenty feet of the sea wall with the seas breaking over them. After several attempts the life-boat passed a tow-rope to the Modwena and towed her clear. The Modwena then anchored. Going to the Sandpiper the life-boat took off her crew of two and put a man on board with a tow-rope. As the Modwena’s anchor was dragging and she was again driving towards the sea wall, the life-boat returned to her, took off the two people on board, a man and a woman, and put on board a life-boatman with a tow-rope.

With the two yachts in tow the life-boat made for Southend, which she reached at 4.45.

The owner of the Sandpiper expressed his appreciation of the help given and made a donation to the Institution. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 28TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 2.14 in the afternoon the Blyth coastguard reported that the Devon Brook was ashore on the rocks a short distance from the east pier in a very bad position. She was bound from London to Blyth, laden with cement, and had a crew of fifteen. A strong south-south-east wind was blowing, with rain squalls. There was a heavy swell. At 2.30 the motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was launched. She found it very difficult to approach the steamer, which was on a rock amidships, swinging about, with heavy seas sweeping over her. But the coxswain, skilfully manoeuvring the life-boat between the pier and the steamer, succeeded in bringing her alongside and rescued the whole crew. He landed them at 3.30 and they were taken to the life-boat watch house. Here they were given hot drinks and food by the Ladies’ Life-boat Guild, and two of the men who had received minor injuries were attended to by the honorary secretary of the Guild, a trained nurse. An increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was made to each member of the crew. Standard rewards to crew and helpers, £5 18s. ; additional rewards to crew, £5 12s. 6d. ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £11 10s. 6d.

AUGUST 28TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.

At 2.15 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned information, received from the S.S. Thelma, through Land’s End Radio, that a yacht was four miles north of Grassholm, with her sails blown away. A fresh south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Civil Service No. 6 was launched at 2.45. The honorary secretary of the life-boat station, Dr. .Joseph Soar, Mus. Doc., the organist of St. David’s Cathedral, went with her. The life-boat found the auxiliary yacht Forban, of London, near Haroldstone Cliffs. She had five people on board, two of them children.

It was too rough to take them off. The life-boat towed the yacht first to Goultrop Roads, and in the shelter there it was possible to do it. They were given dry clothes and rum, and two life-boatmen were put on board the yacht. The tow continued to the entrance to Solva harbour. There, in the heavy seas, the yacht broke adrift three times, but eventually the life-boat brought her into St.

David’s, and moored her at the quayside at 9.30 that night.

The life-boat crew claimed, and were paid, salvage for the yacht. In such cases no rewards are given by the Institution. In this case, however, the Institution decided to make a special reward of £2 10s. to each member of the crew for the first part of the service in which the lives were rescued. It also highly commended Dr. Soar. Special rewards to crew, £17 10s., and property salvage case.

AUGUST 28TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.

At 2.30 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a fishing boat, off Fifeness, making heavy weather. A south-easterly gale was blowing, the sea was very rough, and wind and sea were increasing. The motor life-boat Nellie and Charlie was launched at 2.55, with the assistant motor-mechanic in charge, and found the motor fishing boat Gem, of Crail, with a crew of three. She escorted her to Anstruther, but when they were within a mile of the harbour the Gem’s engine broke down. The life-boat then took her in tow and they reached Anstruther at 3.45. - Rewards, £6 19s. 6d.

AUGUST 28TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 4.38 in the afternoon the Foreland coastguard telephoned that a pilot at Sea View had reported a boat being blown off shore in the direction of Horse Sand Fort.

A south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched at 4.57 and found the rowing boat Pop, from a holiday camp, west-south-west of Norman Fort. She was driving before the wind and half full of water. On board were a family of five, two of them children. The life-boat took them off and, with the small boat in tow, made for Ryde, where she landed them. She reached her station again at 7.45 that evening. The rescued sent a donation to the Institution. - Rewards, £8 11s. 9d.

AUGUST 28TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 6.30 in the evening, a steamer was seen to be in danger of running ashore and the life-boat coxswain put out in a shore boat to investigate.

A strong south-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was. very rough. The coxswain found the James H. Price, of Savannah, aground one mile south-west of Deal Bank Buoy. He put two men on board and returned ashore to call out the motor life-boat. The Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 8.10 and stood by until the steamer refloated at 10.15. She escorted her to a safe anchorage and returned to her station at eleven that night. - Property salvage case.

AUGUST 28TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

At ten at night the coastguard telephoned that a light had been seen to the south. A south-south-west gale was blowing and the sea was very rough. A watch was kept, and when a flare was seen it was decided to send out the motor life-boat Anne Allen. She was launched at eleven o’clock, and after a difficult search found the motor cruiser Silver Spray a mile south of Chapel St. Leonards. The Silver Spray’s engine had broken down. She had anchored off Snettisham, Norfolk, but had broken adrift, and had been driven before the gale for seventeen hours. On board were the owner and his wife. Both were exhausted. The life-boat took the Silver Spray in tow. She broke adrift once, but the tow was reconnected and the life-boat brought her to Skegness at two o’clock next morning, and beached her.

Her owner and his wife were given hospitality by a Skegness hotel. They expressed their admiration of the life-boat’s work. - Rewards, £13 12s.

AUGUST 29TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.

At 3.30 in the afternoon, messages were received from the Colwyn Bay police and the Rhyl coastguard that a fishing boat was in distress off Rhos pier, drifting seawards. A strong west-southwest breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Thomas and Annie Wade Richards was launched at 3.45 and found the fishing boat Delia, leaking badly, with her engine broken down. The life-boat took off her crew of two and towed her to Colwyn Bay, arriving back at her station at 6.15. - Rewards, £11 6s. 6d.

AUGUST 29TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 6.12 in the evening the coastguard reported that a motor boat was making distress signals three miles east of Cresswell village. A strong south-easterly breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor life-boat Frederick and Emma was launched at 6.40 and found the motor boat White Heather II, sinking. She had a man and a boy on hoard. A life-boatman boarded her and secured a tow rope. It broke twice when the life-boat started towing, but slowly she brought the motor boat into the harbour, arriving at nine that night. - Rewards, £7 12s.

AUGUST 30TH . - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

At 10.30 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that the rowing boat Dorothy II, about one mile east of North Cheek, Robin Hood’s Bay, was showing a coat on an oar. A strong south-south-west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The tide was ebbing. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 10.50 and found the boat being blown out to sea, with two exhausted young men on board.

She took them off and took their boat in tow.

Three men in a rowing boat, the Howdale, had put out from Robin Hood’s Bay to the help of the Dorothy II, but in that weather had not been able to do anything. This boat also the life-boat took in tow. She towed both boats to Robin Hood’s Bay, and returned to Whitby, but she had to wait for the tide and was not able to moor at the quay until three that afternoon. - Rewards, £6 6s.

AUGUST 30TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.

About 9.15 at night the coastguard reported flares a mile east of St.

Anthony. A moderate south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell. The motor life-boat Crawford and Constance. Conybeare was launched at 9.33 and found the motor launch Cakbornne, of Mylor, with her engine broken down and a capsized dinghy in tow.

She had on board seven people, two of them children. She took them off, put a life-boatman on board the launch, and righted the dinghy. She towed them both to Mylor Creek, landed the people there and returned to her station, arriving at midnight. - Rewards, £9 4s.

AUGUST 30TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE At 11.35 at night the coastguard reported flares about one mile off North Head. A light south-south-east wind was blowing. There was a heavy swell. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 11.50 and found the motor boat Union, of Fraserburgh, with her engine broken down. She had anchored, but the anchor was dragging. She had on board the owner, his wife and two sons. The life-boat passed a rope to the Union, which was made fast with some difficulty, and towed her to Peterhead, arriving at one o’clock next morning.

- Rewards, £9 8s. 6d.

The following life-boats were launched, but no services were rendered for the reasons given : AUGUST 2ND. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.

An object which looked like a small boat had been reported, but it was found to be a large black buoy. - Rewards, £6 9s. 6d.

AUGUST 2ND. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A motor drifter had been reported to be in need of help, but tugs took her in tow. - Rewards, £46 2s. 6d.

AUGUST 3RD. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.

A motor boat with six people on board had been reported adrift, but it reached land unaided. - Rewards, £7 10s.

AUGUST 4TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.

Two dinghies had been reported in difficulties, one off Sutton-on-Sea, the other north of Mablethorpe, but both were picked up by other boats. - Permanent paid crew.

(See Mablethorpe, “Services by Shore-boats,” page 76.) AUGUST 5TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.

A motor boat had been reported drifting, but it reached the beach unaided. - Rewards, £9 10s. 9d.

AUGUST 7TH. - WALMER, KENT. The American yacht Seafarer grounded on the Goodwin Sands, but refloated and was taken in tow by the Ramsgate life-boat. - Rewards, £20 5s.

AUGUST 8TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A motor boat had been reported drifting, but it reached land unaided.

- Rewards, £4 12s.

AUGUST 9TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A small yacht had been dismasted, but she had an auxiliary engine and did not need help. - Rewards, £4 10s.

AUGUST 10TH. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A small motor fishing boat had been reported in difficulties, but she was found coming in under her own power.- Rewards, £3 16s.

AUGUST 10TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.

Two French crab-fishing boats had been reported missing from St. Ives Bay, but nothing was found. One had made harbour and the other had been totally wrecked, with the loss of three of her crew of four. - Rewards, £7 7s. 6d.

AUGUST 10TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A rowing boat had been reported in difficulties, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 14s. 6d.

AUGUST 11TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.

Flares had been reported, but they were found to be a searchlight being used by a motor cruiser. - Rewards, £10 14s.

AUGUST 12TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

A vessel’s engine had broken down, but the owners had sent another vessel to her help and she towed her in. - Rewards, £8 3s. 6d.

AUGUST 12TH. - ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. A speed-boat had been reported in difficulties, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 19s.

AUGUST 14TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.

A girl had been reported to have been carried out to sea on a rubber float, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £14 1s. 9d.

AUGUST 15TH. - WICKLOW. A motor launch had been reported overdue, but another motor boat went to her help.- Rewards, £9 2s. 3d.

AUGUST 16TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. A dinghy had been reported missing, but she had made for Brixham. - Rewards, £9 4s.

AUGUST 17TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A yacht had been reported in distress, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 8s.

AUGUST 18TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A motor cruiser had gone aground, but two men from her had scrambled ashore, leaving another man on board, who signalled that he was safe. - Rewards, £14 8s.

AUGUST 18TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.

A yacht had dragged ashore, but the only man on board had landed.- Rewards, £14 16s. 6d.

AUGUST 20TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

A yacht had burnt flares, but she went aground and her crew were able to get ashore.

- Rewards, £29 0S. 6d.

AUGUST 20TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.

Coloured flares had been seen, but they were fireworks being let off on shore on the Isle of Arran. - Rewards, £10.

AUGUST 20TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.

An aeroplane was thought to have crashed in the sea, but what had been seen was flares dropped by an aeroplane. - Rewards, £12 5s.

AUGUST 21ST. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A fishing boat had been reported missing, but she was towed ashore by another boat.- Rewards, £12 7s.

AUGUST 27TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.

The coastguard had asked for the life-boat to escort a yacht, but nothing could be found.

- Rewards, £16.

AUGUST 28TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. A yacht had gone ashore on rocks under high cliffs, but the life-boat could not get to her, and her crew were rescued by the Freshwater coastguard life-saving apparatus, who were awarded the shield for the best rescue carried out by the coastguard during the year. - Rewards, £13 2s. 6d.

AUGUST 28TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. Flares had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 10s.

AUGUST 31ST. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, AND HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN. A yacht had sunk after being in collision, but her crew were saved by another yacht. - Rewards : Dun Laoghaire, £5 3s. ; Howth, £8 5s. 6d.