Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 10.15 A.M. on the 2nd October, 1938, the coxswain saw from the boat-house thatseveral fishing boats were in trouble between Southend Pier and the Mid Shoebury Buoy. Some of them ran for shelter. The sea was very rough, with nearly a gale blowing from the south and heavy rain squalls. At 10.30 A.M. the motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) was launched. She found a large motor fishing boat near Mid Shoebury Buoy, with her rudder carried away and her engine broken down. A large open boat was astern, and its crew had gone on board the motor boat. The life-boat anchored in a heavy broken sea and took on board the crews of both boats, seventeen in number, and took the two boats in tow. She brought them in and returned to her station at 1 P.M. One of the life-boatmen was injured when the anchor fell and struck his foot.— Rewards, £7 14s. 6d..