Launches 62 Lives rescued 8

NOVEMBER 2ND. - TORBAY, DEVON.

The officer of H.M. Customs at Brixham received a radio signal from the S.S. Belgique, of Antwerp, bound for Rio de Janeiro, that she had set her course to Torbay to land her second engineer who had been badly burned when a steam pipe burst. The Torbay and Brixham coaling depot asked for the use of the life-boat as no other suitable boat was available, and it was arranged that the motor life-boat George Shee should go out. She left at seven in the evening. A south-west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The lifeboat landed the man at Brixham, and arrived bark at her station at 9.15. - No expense to the Institution.

NOVEMBER 2ND. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.

About midnight the coastguard reported that a motor launch, which was towing a larger launch, was in difficulties three miles northeast of Owers Lightship. A moderate southwesterly breeze was blowing, and there was a slight swell. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 12.20, but found nothing. She spoke the Owers Lightship and learned that the ex-motor torpedo boat Sea Serpent, with three women and a child on board, was in tow of the motor launch Flying Christine, and that the motor launch had fouled her propeller in towing. Their position was given as one mile north-east of the lightshiplightship but, in the darkness, the life-boat could not find them. She received a wireless message at 6.15 that the Flying Christine had reached Shoreham, bringing with her the three women and the child, and at dawn, ten miles east of the lightship, the life-boat found the empty Sea Serpent, which the Flying Christine had cut adrift. She took her to Shoreham, arriving there at 9.30, and returned to her station at two that afternoon. - Rewards, £29 12s.

NOVEMBER 5TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 11.17 in the morning the Gorleston coastguard reported a fishing drifter ashore a quarter of a mile south of the look-out. A light southsouth- east breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth, but it was very foggy. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 11.25 and found three drifters ashore. Two refloated without help, but the skipper of the third, the Scottish drifter Coreopsis, asked the life-boat to lay out an anchor for him. This she did and the drifter pulled herself into deeper water and returned to harbour. The life-boat arrived back at her station at one that afternoon. - Property salvage case.

NOVEMBER 5TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.2 in the afternoon a message from H.M.S. Lundy, which was anchored off Deal, was received through the Deal coastguard, that a cutter from the Lundy, with a crew of seven, had been engaged in wreck dispersal work, and had been blown to pieces two miles south-east of Walmer. A light south-easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) took on board a doctor and was launched at 12.11. She went alongside the Lundy which had one of three injured survivors on board. He was transferred to the life-boat. The other two men were still in another cutter which had picked them up.

They were, the doctor said, too badly injured to be moved The life-boat towed the cutter to Walmer, where an ambulance was waiting.

The life-boat arrived back at her station at 2.25. - Rewards, £15 18s.

NOVEMBER 6TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.

DOWN. At 9.47 at night the Tara coastguard reported a vessel in distress in the entrance to Strangford Lough. A light northeasterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was very foggy. The motor lifeboat, Herbert John was launched at 10.30 and, after a long search, found the motor vessel Cranmere, of Poole, at 6.15 next morning, ashore at Green Island. She had a crew of seven and was bound for Belfast. Her master asked the coxswain to pass a line and to tow him off. The life-boat tried, but failed. The master then asked him to take off his crew as she was leaking. She took him and his crew to Portaferry, and then took him back to his vessel. She returned to her station at three in the afternoon. - Rewards, £35 10s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 7TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK.

About 11.15 on the night of the 6th of November, a message was received that a Youghal fishing boat, with one man on board, was missing.

A light easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was calm, but there was a thick fog.

The motor life-boat Laurana Sarah Blunt was launched at 12.15 on the morning of the 7th and, after a search, found the fishing boat a mile south of the harbour. The fisherman had lost his bearings and was pulling seawards.

He was suffering from exposure.

The life-boat towed him in, and arrived back at her station at 2.15. - Rewards, £16 14s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 7TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. Two fishing cobles of Flamborough, the Doreen May and the Pioneer, were fishing off Flamborough Head. The weather was getting worse, and by eleven in the morning a north-easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At 12.15 the motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched, and found the Doreen May a mile east of the life-boat station. She was making for harbour. The life-boat escorted her to the north landing. She then searched for the Pioneer and found her abreast of the lighthouse.

Her engine had broken down. She had three on board. The life-boat towed her to the south landing, and arrived back at her station at 2.45. - Rewards, £12 14s.

NOVEMBER 7TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.

In the early afternoon a strong north-westerly wind was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor fishing coble Jean and Barbara was at sea, and at two o’clock the motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched. She escorted the coble into harbour at 3.25. - Rewards, £12 7s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 9TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 1.45 in the afternoon the coastguard passed on a message from Owers Lightship asking the life-boat to come out to the lightship and take a sick man ashore. A strong northerly breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 2.8, with a doctor on board. She took off the sick man from the lightship and returned at 4.45 to her station, where an ambulance was waiting. - Rewards, £11 13s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 10TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.

At 9.3 in the morning the Sandgate coastguard reported a motor yacht in distress two and a half miles south-south-west of Dungeness Lighthouse. A fresh north-easterly breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched at 9.30 and found the motor yacht Fluminense, of London, with her engines broken down. She had drifted all night.

She had two on board and they were exhausted.

The lifeboat towed the yacht to Rye, and arrived back at her station at 1.30 that afternoon. - Rewards, £17 17s.

NOVEMBER 10TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.

DOWN. At four in the afternoon a small fishing boat was seen to be aground at Ringley Ridge. A moderate north-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable to send out the motor lifeboat and the Herbert John was launched at five o’clock. She found the fishing boat Edith, of Portrush, with a crew of two. The skipper asked the life-boat to stand by until his boat refloated, and then to tow him clear and set him on his course. This she did, and returned to her station at eight that night.- Rewards, £20 10s.

NOVEMBER 12TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.

At 2.25 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a fishing boat making distress signals two miles south-east of the coastguard station. A gentle south-westerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 2.45 and found the motor fishing boat Don’t Know. She had parted from her nets, had broken down, and was leaking. She had three on board. The life-boat towed her to harbour, arriving back at her station at four o’clock. - Rewards, £5 14s.

NOVEMBER 12TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 5.30 at night it was reported that the Flamborough motor fishing coble Pioneer, which had been due back at three o’clock, had not returned.

A strong north-westerly wind was blowing, and the sea was rough. The Flamborough motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albian Whitley was launched at 5.50, and searched until four o’clock next morning. She did not find the coble and returned to Flamborough. As there was no news of the coble she resumed her search, until, running short of fuel, she put into Bridlington for fuel and food about nine o’clock. Leaving again about 10.15, she continued her search and eventually, about eighteen miles east-by-south of Bridlington, she saw a sail. About the same time an aeroplane saw the coble and signalled the lifeboat.

It was the Pioneer. Her engine had broken down. Her crew were three brothers.

The life-boat took them on board, put two life-boatmen in the coble, and towed her to Bridlington, arriving at four that afternoon, the 13th. The life-boat was brought back to her station next morning.

When the Flamborough life-boat first put out the Bridlington station was informed.

Later it was asked by the coastguard to help as the Bempton radar station had picked up an object which it was thought might be the missing coble, and the motor life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at 11.35 on the night of the 12th. She made a wide search, but without success, and returned to Bridlington harbour at seven next morning. At 12.30 that afternoon the coastguard reported that the missing coble had been seen by an aeroplane, that the Flamborough life-boat was at sea and that he could not communicate with her. The Bridlington life-boat put out again at 12.50, and an hour and a half later met the Flamborough life-boat towing the Pioneer. She returned with them to Bridlington.

In recognition of the determination of the Flamborough men through this long and arduous service, an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was made to each member of the Flamborough crew.

The parents of the three brothers expressedtheir thanks. - Rewards : Flamborough, standard rewards, to crew and helpers, £57 1s. 6d.; additional rewards to crew, £10 10s ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £67 11s. 6d.

Bridlington, first service, £23 8s. 6d ; second service, £9 11s. 6d. Total rewards to the two stations, £100 11s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 14TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

Early in the morning the local fishing fleet had put to sea in moderate weather, but by noon an east-north-east gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. Four motor fishing vessels were seen to be making for the harbour, and at 1.20 the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched and escorted them one by one into harbour.

Three other fishing vessels were expected, but it was learned that they had reached Hartlepool, and the life-boat arrived back at her station at three o’clock. - Rewards, £7 11s.

NOVEMBER 16TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 11.30 in the morning the Mablethorpe coastguard asked the life-boat to put out to the Humber Lightvessel and take an injured man from it to Grimsby. A moderate north-north-east breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor lifeboat City of Bradford II was launched at 11.56, embarked a doctor and put him aboard the lightvessel. The injured man was then put into the life-boat and she took him and the doctor to Grimsby, arriving at 5.50. An ambulance was waiting. The life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 9.30 that night. - Permanent paid crew.

NOVEMBER 17TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON. At 12.20 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a longshore rowing boat was having difficulty in making the harbour. A fresh southerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 12.39 and found the rowing boat half a mile south-east of Gorleston. She was drifting seawards. There were two on board. The life-boat took them off and towed their boat to Gorleston. She arrived back at her station at 12.48. - Rewards, £11 4s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 19TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. The local fishing coble Kathleen was still at sea at dusk. The tide was ebbing fast and there was a heavy swell. It was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to put out and at 4.15 the Herbert Joy II was launched. She found the Kathleen, whose engine had broken down, in tow of the fishing coble Hilda, half a mile east of Scarborough. She escorted them into harbour and arrived back at her station at 4.33. - Rewards, £19 9s.

NOVEMBER 19TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

During the afternoon the weather worsened. The only Whitby fishing boat still at sea was the motor fishing boat Success.

Anxiety was felt for her safety. A southwesterly breeze was blowing and there was a heavy ground swell and fog. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 4.15, met the Success a mile and a half north of Whitby and escorted her into the harbour, arriving back at her station at 5.30. - Rewards, £11 6s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 19TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. At 7.25 at night a message was received that a motor trawler had broken down off west pier head. A moderate southeasterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Dunleary II was launched at 7.40, found the motor trawler St.

Colman, of Arklow, with three on board, and towed her into harbour, arriving back at her station at 8.55. - Rewards, £14 11s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 20TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

About 11.30 in the morning the Whitby coastguard passed on a message from the Kettleness coastguard that three motor fishing vessels, two miles north east of Kettleness,.

were returning to Whitby, and were making heavy weather. A strong easterly breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 11.40, found the motor fishing vessels Provider, Pilot Me, and Gem, of Whitby, and escorted them into harbour. She arrived back at her station at one o’clock.- Rewards, £7 11s.

NOVEMBER 21ST. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 11.20 in the morning a message was received that two sand barges, of Courtmacsherry, were drifting across the harbour bar and out to sea. A moderate westerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crosweller was launched at 11.30 and found the two sand barges with three men on each. She towed them to harbour and arrived back at her station at 12.40. - Rewards, £5 1s.

NOVEMBER 23RD. - ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. At 7.10 at night a message was received from the signal station that anxiety was felt for the life-boat coxswain, who, with the bowman and five others, had left for Jethou at 12.20 that afternoon in the motor boat, Celia, but had not arrived. A southerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was very rough. The motor life-boat Queen Victoria was launched at 8.25, with the second coxswain in charge, and searched, but the weather was too bad for her to search the inner anchorages off Herm and she returned to her station at ten o’clock. She put out again at 7.15 next morning to continue the search, and eventually found the Celia, anchored on a lee shore off the west coast of Herm. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat escorted her to St. Peter Port and arrived back at her station at 10.15 that morning. - Rewards, £18 16s.

NOVEMBER 24TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON, AND WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

A heavy south-westerly gale was blowing. The seas were very heavy. Visibility was poor. At 5.35 in the morning information came to the Torbay life-boat station that the S.S. Ayrshire Coast, of Liverpool, of 780 tons, with a crew of twelve, was in difficulties ten miles south of Start Point.

Ten minutes later the motor life-boat George Shee set out to her help. She searched for a long time, but though she was in communication by wireless with the steamer all the time, she could not find her, for the steamer did not know where she was. The life-boat returned to her station at 3.30 that afternoon, refuelled, and left again at 4.40. At 6.16 she found the Ayrshire Coast drifting in Lyme Bay. The Admiralty tug Enforcer was trying to take her in tow. The lifeboat stood by until she succeeded, at 7.20, and then escorted the steamer and tug, as they made for Portland. At nine o’clock the tow-rope parted, and the Ayrshire Coast called for the life-boat to come closer, which she did ; but the tow-rope was re-connected. The lifeboat continued to escort them until they were just off Portland. She then made for Weymouth, for fuel and rest, and arrived there at 10.53 on the morning of the 25th. At 12.45 she left Weymouth for her station. She arrived early in the evening, was ready for service again at 7.45. During this very arduous service of 36 hours, the life-boat had covered about 200 miles.

At Salcombe the news of the Ayrshire Coast was received from the coastguard at 5.30 in the morning of the 24th, and the motor lifeboat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse left at 5.50.

She searched and found nothing, and put into Dartmouth about ten o’clock that morning.

At 11.30 the steamer was reported two and a half miles south of Skerries Buoy. The lifeboat put out again, and again searched without result. She went into Dartmouth for the second time about two that afternoon. She had then been out for eight hours. Her crew returned by road to Salcombe, and fetched the life-boat back two days later.

The honorary secretary of the station, Commander A. C. Roberts, O.B.E., R.N., was in the life-boat on this service. He said that when she was launched, it was touch and go if she would get over the bar at Salcombe, and that he had never seen such a sea as was running in the Channel.

At Weymouth the coastguard reported at 6.30 in the evening of the 29th that the Torbay life-boat was standing by the Ayrshire Coast, and the Weymouth motor life-boat William and Clara Ryland left at 8.15 to relieve her, but missed her and returned at five in the morning of the 25th of November.

She had been out for nearly nine hours.

The crew of the Ayrshire Coast made a collection for the Institution.

An increase in the usual money awards on the standard scale was made to each member of the crews of the three life-boats : Torbay : standard rewards to crew and helpers, £47 5s. ; additional rewards to crew, £24 ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £71 5s. ; Salcombe : standard rewards to crew and helpers and other expenses, £25 12s. 3d. ; additional rewards to crew, £16 ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £41 12s. 3d. ; Weymouth : standard rewards to crew and helpers, £14 14s ; additional rewards to crew, £18 ; total rewards to crew and helpers, £32 14s. ; Total rewards for the three life-boats, £145 11s. 3d.

NOVEMBER 24TH. - ST. DAVID’S, AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. At 10.15 in the morning a message from the Land’s End Radio Station was received through the St. David’s coastguard that the S.S. Merganser had reported that the S.S. J. P.

Cressey had her engine-room flooded, and that she was in need of immediate help five miles west of The Smalls. A second message received from the coastguard at 11.38 said that no vessel was standing by her and that a tug which had been sent out was making heavy weather. A moderate but increasing southwesterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea.

The St. David’s motor life-boat Civil Service No. 6 was launched at 12.30. She found the J. P. Cressey and the tug, and helped to pass a towing hawser across. The master of the steamer and the tug’s skipper then told the coxswain that the life-boat’s services were no longer required, so she returned to her station arriving at six that evening. At 6.25 a message was received at the Fishguard life-boat station from the Fishguard coastguard that the tug and the J. P. Cressey were then twenty miles north-west of Strumble Head, and were making for Fishguard. The life-boat crew assembled at 7.5. At 8.5 another message came. The steamer had asked for the life-boat. The motor life-boat White Star was launched at 8.10. She found the tug and the steamer three miles north of Strumble Head. The steamer was sinking.

The life-boat escorted her into harbour.

After she had anchored the life-boat took off seventeen of her crew of twenty-nine and arrived back at her station at 12.26 in the morning of the 25th. - Rewards : St. Davids, £10 7s. ; Fishguard, £13 13s.

NOVEMBER 24TH. - WALMER, KENT. A message from the S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco, was received through the coastguard.

It said that she would be anchoring in The Downs at two o’clock that afternoon and had asked for a doctor. A strong southwesterly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. No shore boat could put out and at three o’clock the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched with a doctor. She put him on board the steamer and after he had treated a very sick man, she brought him ashore. She returned to her station at 5.30. - Rewards, £24 19s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 27TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.

At 7.25 at night a message was received from the Berry Head coastguard that the S.S.

Eminence, of Rochester, had anchored in Torbay. She had a man on board with an injured spine, and had asked for a doctor. As a fresh to strong south-westerly gale was blowing, with torrential rain, the port medical officer asked that the life-boat should go, The motor life-boat George Shee put out at eight o’clock with a doctor, and brought the injured man ashore. She arrived back at her station at 9.30. - Rewards, £11 17s.

NOVEMBER 27TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL,

At 7.30 at night the S.S. Valborg, of Copenhagen, which was off the harbour, signalled on her siren for a pilot. A fresh south-southwest gale was blowing, with a rough sea.

It was not possible for a pilot to go out, but at 10.30 the steamer signalled the coastguard that she must have one, and at 11.48 the motor life-boat C.D.E.C. was launched to pilot her in. Her master refused. The weather, he thought, was too bad to bring his ship into harbour, and he stood out to sea.

The life-boat returned to her station arriving at two next morning. Later in the morning the steamer approached the harbour again and about ten o’clock again signalled for a pilot. The weather was still too bad for the pilot to go to her and the life-boat again put out, at 10.30. She escorted the steamer into harbour, and arrived bark at her station at 11.45. - Rewards : first service, £13 2s. 6d ; second service, £6 13s.

NOVEMBER 28TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE. At seven in the morning the Staithes fishing fleet put to sea in moderate weather, but by ten o’clock a gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and at 10.15 the motor life-boat Robert Patton - The Always Ready was launched. She found the fishing cobles Silver Line and Star of Hope a mile east of Staithes and escorted them to harbour, arriving back at her station at noon.

- Rewards, £12.

The following life-boats were launched, but no services were rendered for the reasons given :

NOVEMBER 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Red flares had been reported south of Brighton, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £15 10s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 1ST. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.

A motor boat had been reported overdue, but, she reached Port Ellen without help. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 3RD. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT Signals had been made by a motor boat, but she was escorted into harbour by another boat. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 3RD. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.

A small boat had been reported in difficulties, but she reached Hayle without help. - Rewards, £22 18s.

NOVEMBER 6TH. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.

A motor vessel had gone ashore, but her crew were in no danger and she refloated later. - Rewards, £15 4s.

NOVEMBER 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.

CORK. A fishing boat had gone ashore, but she was refloated by small boats when the tide rose. - No rewards desired by the lifeboat crew.

NOVEMBER 7TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. Two fishing boats had been delayed by a dense fog, but returned while the life-boat was searching for them. - Rewards, £8 3s.

NOVEMBER 8TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.

Red flares had been seen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 2s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 10TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.

An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot and his two passengers were rescued from the shore. The owner of the aeroplane gave a donation to the Institution. - Rewards, £10 11s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 11TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, AND BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Southport, but nothing could be found.- Rewards : Lytham-St. Annes, £17 9s. ; Blackpool, £19 19s.

NOVEMBER 12TH. - PORT ASKAIG, HEBRIDES.

A steamer had run ashore, but refloated.

- Rewards, £13 17s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 12TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.

A fishing boat had broken adrift from a steamer which had her in tow, but the steamer recovered her. - Rewards, £6 10s.

NOVEMBER 14TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE. Flares had been reported, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £16 4s.

NOVEMBER 14TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.

CORK. A steam trawler had struck a mine and been wrecked, but the survivors were picked up by other trawlers. - Rewards, £15 12s.

NOVEMBER 17TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.

A yacht had broken adrift from a tug which had her in tow, but a fishing vessel brought her in. - Rewards, £12.

NOVEMBER 17TH. - ARRANMORE, CO. DONEGAL. A fishing boat had been reported missing, but she had sunk and her crew had landed on a small island. - Rewards, £10 11s.

NOVEMBER 20TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN. A trawler had been reported on fire, but she was towed to Leith by a tug.- Rewards, £22 9s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 20TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.

Red flares had been reported, but no vessel in distress could be found. - Rewards, £13 15s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 21ST. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.

A motor fishing vessel had been reported in distress, but she reached safety without the life-boat’s help. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 22ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.

A steamer had been reported in distress, but she was towed into Torbay by a destroyer.- Rewards, £13 2s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 26TH. - WESTON - SUPERMARE SOMERSET. A dredger had been in collision, but she sank very quickly, with the loss of her crew, before the life-boat arrived. - Rewards, £11 5s.

NOVEMBER 26TH. BALLYCOTTON CO. CORK. A trawler had come into harbour sounding signals, but she needed provisions and was not in distress. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 2 7TH. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. A man had been reported in the sea, but he was not found- Rewards, £28 3s.

NOVEMBER 28TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.

Two Royal Marine commandos in a canoe had capsized, but they were rescued by a motor boat. - Rewards, £11 7s.

NOVEMBER 28TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. A steamer had been seen in difficulties entering Castlebay harbour, but she did not need the life-boat’s help. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d.

NOVEMBER 28TH. - WALMER, KENT. A barge, with no one on board, had broken away from her moorings, but was towed in by a tug. - Rewards, £14 17s.

NOVEMBER 29TH. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.

A fishing boat had been reported drifting, but made fast to a buoy before the life-boat reached her. - Rewards, £27 1S. 6d.