MARCH 2 6TH. - TOBERMORY, AND BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 6.30 in the morning the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a ship was in difficulties and making water six miles south-south-east of Ardnamurchan Light. The Tobermory motor life-boat Sir Arthur Rose was launched at 7.40. A north-westerly wind was blowing, with a heavy ground swell. She found the S.S. Lancashire Coast, of Liverpool, three miles west-north-west of Ardnamurchan Point at 9.50. The steamer had struck a reef, and was at anchor, well down by the stern, with her stokehold and engine-room flooded.

The life-boat stood by. The steamer Cushaig and the Northern Lights steamer Pole Star arrived. The Cushaig put a tow rope aboard the Lancashire Coast, but as she took the strain it snapped. She replaced it with two wire ropes and began to tow the Lancashire Coast to Tobermory. The life-boat accompanied them for a time and then went on alone to get a fire pump which she brought back and put on board the Lancashire Coast at 3.30 in the afternoon. This kept her afloat.

She reached Tobermory Bay at four o’clock.

There a tug and a salvage steamer arrived and took over the pumping. The life-boat reached her station again at five o’clock.

The Barra Island life-boat had also been called out and was launched at 6.45 in the morning, but she was recalled when it was known that the Tobermory life-boat was well on her way. - Rewards, Tobermory, £6 ; Barra Island, £10 7s. 6d.