At 8.10 P.M. on the 30th August the coast- guard at Totland telephoned that a small yacht was burning red flares near Elbow Buoy. A fresh S.S.W.

gale was blowing, with a rough sea.

The motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out and, when off Hurst at 8.35 P.M., saw the pilot cutter with a boat in tow.

The cutter morsed asking if the life- boat would take over the boat and the life-boat replied that she would. She went alongside the cutter yacht—the Alethea II, of Southampton—put two men on board, took her in tow and brought her and her crew of three to Yarmouth at 8.45 P.M.—Rewards, £7 165..