At 4.45 AiM. on the 31st July the coastguard telephoned that a yacht near the breakwater light- house was burning distress signals. A moderate W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick.

The motor life-boat William and Clara Ryland was launched at 5 A.M. and found the yacht to be the Heron, of Dublin. She was pleasure cruising from Poole, with four people on board, and had anchored in Portland Harbour, but her anchor was dragging and she was being carried towards the break- water. A tug from Portland also put out to the rescue, but became disabled herself and had to anchor. The life- boat saved the yacht by towing her into Weymouth harbour, and arrived back at her station at 7 A.M.—Rewards, £6 13s..