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..