KIRKWALL, ORKNEYS. On the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1946, a Polish soldier was off Crow Nest Point, in Kirkwall Bay, on a raft and being blown out to sea. A westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At the request of the coastguard two men put out in a boat from Shapinsay at 3.28. A naval drifter also put out from Kirkwall harbour, and, when it was seen that she would rescue the man, the small boat was recalled. - Rewards, 10s.

WEYMOUTH, DORSET. On the 5th of August, 1946, two service men and two service women in a small pleasure boat got into difficulties in Weymouth Bay. A light, westerly wind was blowing. The sea was moderate, but increasing. At 7.40, when returning home, a Weymouth fisherman saw the boat low in the water, with something flying from the mast. He found the boat, a dinghy, half full of water and sinking. A white shirt was flying from her as a distress signal. The fisherman took the two women into his boat, and then towed the dinghy to Portland Dockyard. - Rewards, 10s. and 4s.

for fuel used.

ST. IVES, CORNWALL. On the afternoon of the 6th of August, 1946, three service men were out sailing in a whaler, when, at 1.30, it capsized half a mile off St. Ives Head. A fresh south-west breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. Two men in the motor fishing boat St. Eia were near by. They went to the help of the men, found them clinging to the keel of their boat, rescued them and towed their boat into harbour. - Rewards, £1, and 3s. for fuel used.

LITTLESTONE, KENT. On the afternoon of the 13th of August, 1946, a small boat, with three persons on board, was reported to be making distress signals in Littlestone Bay, two miles off shore. A moderate westerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea.

The Dungeness life-boat was off service and the coastguard asked two men to go out in a motor boat. They put out at 12.44. A few minutes later information was received that the small boat was safely ashore and the motor boat was recalled. - Rewards, £1 and 7s. 6d. for fuel used.

RAMSGATE, KENT. At 8.50 in the morning of the 6th of September, 1946, the east pier signalman reported that the small sailing yacht Simple Simon had capsized a mile east-north-east of the harbour. The sea was moderate, with a light, west-south-west wind blowing. The life-boat was called out but did not go as two men in the speed boat Carol had put out and rescued the man, who was clinging to his upturned boat. - Rewards, £1 16s. for loss of business and 3s. for fuel used.

RAMSGATE, KENT. The S.S. Helena Modjeska, of New Orleans, was wrecked on the Goodwins on the 12th of September, 1946.

The Walmer life-boat went out to her help and stood by altogether for 38 hours, landed 21 of her crew and returned to her station on the 14th of September. She was satisfied that the men remaining on the steamer were not in peril, but arranged to go out again if needed. The Ramsgate coxswain was uneasy about the steamer and, with two other men, put out in his own motor boat. He found five tugs in deep water some distance from the steamer, and, while circling the ship, was hailed to come alongside and to stand by.

The wind was steadily increasing and he took off nineteen of the crew and four Dover Harbour welders, and landed them at Ramsgate.

- Rewards, £3 15s., and 10s. for fuel used. (See Walmer, “Accounts of Services by Life-boats,” p. 53.)

FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. About six in the evening of the 14th of September, 1946, the coastguard reported that the small motor boat Sandy had broken down one mile north-east of Kinnaird Head look-out. Her crew of two were waving clothing to attract attention. The sea was calm, with a light, southerly wind. The life-boat coxswain, second-coxswain and motor-mechanic put out in the motor boat Shepherd Boy, and towed the disabled boat into harbour, arriving at 7.22. - Rewards, £1 2s. 6d. and 6s. 6d. for fuel used.