On January 14th the Coastguard reported what appeared to them to be the sudden disappearance of a small yacht off the Skerries Bell Buoy. The time was then 5.35 P.M., and the Motor Life-boat George Shee put out.

A S.W. breeze was blowing which in- creased to a whole gale with a very heavy sea. She searched until about 2 A.M., and then returned to harbour, but was held in readiness to put out again at daylight. Before she put out further enquiries were made, and information was then received from the Coastguard that the vessel was at anchor in Torquay Harbour. The yacht was the Ahto, of Esthonia, manned by two brothers, who were on a world cruise. She had made Torquay Harbour unnoticed and unre- ported at about 7.30 P.M., while the Life-boat was searching for her in the gale. Coxswain W. G. Sanders, who had injured his thumb badly while on service on 4th January, was in charge of the Life-boat.—Rewards, £14 9s. Qd..