At 2.40 P.M.

on 18th December the Coastguard reported that the motor fishing boat Boy Reggie, of Lowestoft, was in dis- tress near the Holm Sands. A moderate S. W. breeze was blowing with a moderate sea, and as the crew could be seen baling it was evident that immediate help was necessary. The Motor Life-boat Agnes Cross was quickly launched and found the fishing-boat leaking badly, with her engine disabled and the crew of two exhausted by their efforts to keep her afloat. They had given up hope of being rescued and had made a raft to be in readiness when their boat sank. They were taken on board the Life-boat, and their boat, which would have been a danger to navigation if left adrift, was taken in tow. When the harbour was reached the boat sank. The men would certainly have been lost had they not been rescued before darkness came.— Rewards, £19 Os. 6d..