Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—During the morning of the 17th December, 1937, the harbour-master's son reported having seen a motor launch drifting westward off Yarmouth, burning flares and waving a flag. A fresh N.N.E.

breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

The reserve motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out at 11.30 A.M., and found a motor launch, with two men on board, and with a ship's boat in tow, drifting about half a mile south of Hurst beach.

The boats were bound from Southampton to Poole, but the launch had had trouble with her engine. The lifeboat towed them into safety, and returned to her station at 12.25 P.M.

The owners sent a donation to the Institution.—Rewards, £6 5*. 6d..