Blyth, Northumberland.—At 3.57 P.M.

on the 29th June, 1938, the coastguard reported that a sailing yacht about two miles S.E. of East Pier was in difficulties.

She was apparently trying to make Blyth, but her headsail was torn and she was drifting to leeward. A west gale was blowing, with a very choppy sea. The motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was launched at 4.20 P.M., and found the yacht to be the Narwhal, of Blyth, with a crew of three. A line was passed to the yacht, but after a few minutes' towing it parted. Another ^, was passed, and after a lot ofmanoeuvring the life-boat succeeded in towing the Narwhal safely into Blyth.

She returned to her station at 5.30 P.M.

•—Rewards, £4 4*..