At about 1.30 A.M. on the 9th July, while the steam tug Helen Peele, stationed at Padstow, was returning to that place after her annual cruise, a vessel was sighted about two miles from her flying the " Not under control " signal. The course of the tug was therefore altered and she proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the Greek steamer Chariton, of Andros, bound to Cardiff in ballast for the purpose of loading coal. At the request of the captain the steamer was taken in tow, a distance of sixty miles to Barry Roads, where she was left at anchor. During this service the weather was moderate with a thick mist..