On the afternoon of the 25th October the coastguard at Cliff End telephoned that a vessel was burning flares at the mouth of Keyhaven river. A fresh S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was squally. The motor life- boat B.A.S.P. put out at 6.47 P.M. and found the yacht Capita, of Penzance,' ashore and bumping heavily on the.

gravel bottom. She was leaking badly.

With great difficulty the life-boat ran alongside, and two life-boatmen were put on board to help the yacht's crew of three. A tow-rope was passed and the Casita was towed into Yarmouth harbour. But for the -prompt help given by the life-boat the three yachts- men would have lost their lifes, as the yacht would very soon have broken up.

The life-boat returned to her station at 8.45 P.M.—Property Salvage Case..