Newhaven, and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Early in the morning of the 2nd December, 1937, the motor vessel Sapphire, of Glasgow, bound for Ghent, had trouble with her engine when some miles off the coast between Newhaven and Shoreham. The weather was wet, cold and misty, with a rough sea and strong S.S.W. breeze. Distress signals were reported to the Newhaven life-boat station, and the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 7.5.

A.M. When about four miles south of Rottingdean she found the Sapphire.

It was then about 8.30 A.M. Meanwhile, the coastguard had informed the Shoreham life-boat station, and the motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn put out at 7.10 A.M. She found that the Newhaven life-boat had already reached the Sapphire. In response to signals a tug went out, and with the help of the Newhaven life-boat, a tow-rope was got on board the Sapphire, and the tug towed her into Newhaven harbour. The Shoreham life-boat returned to her station at 12.30 P.M., and the Newhaven life-boat, which came back with the tug and the Sapphire, arrived at 1 P.M.—Rewards : Shoreham Harbour, £7 15*. 6d.; Newhaven, Property Salvage Case..