On the afternoon of the 14th September the s.s. Ardgantock, of Greenock, bound from Ghent to Llan- elly with scrap-iron, ran into heavy seas going down-channel. Her cargo shifted and gave her a dangerous list to starboard. She put about and made for Dover. The Royal Naval shore signal station and the Dover coast- guard passed the news to the life-boat station, and the motor life-boat Sir William Hillary put out at 3.40 P.M.

She found the Ardgantock at anchor about half a mile S.E. of Dover, and stood by her until her captain said that he did not need her any longer. She returned to her station at 5.45 P.M., and the Ardgantock came to dock at Dover to have her cargo trimmed.

The small fishing boat D61, with four people on board, was then seen to be in difficulties with engine trouble.

She was towed in by the life-boat.— Rewards, £2 10s..