Weymouth, Dorset.—At about 4.20 A.M. on the 4th August, 1938, Wyke coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties north of Weymouth Pier and was burning red flares. She was the auxiliary yacht Gisele Aimee, of St. Malo, bound, with a crew of three, from St. Malo for Portsmouth.

The skipper of the yacht is the coxswain of the St. Malo life-boat. The yacht's engine had broken down and she had gone ashore about one hundred yardsnorth of the pier. A fresh and increasing N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The reserve motor life-boat Alfred and Clara Heath was launched at 4.31 A.M., and found the GiseleAimee bum ping badly on the sand.

She attempted to tow her clear, but was unable to do so, and stood by to await the rising tide. Other vessels also arrived. From noon to 2 P.M. there was a severe thunderstorm, reported to have been the worst within living memory. On the top of the tide the life-boat and other vessels towed the yacht off and she was moored at the quay in a leaking condition. The life-boat returned to her station at 2.30 P.M. A letter of thanks was received from the owner. An increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the crew.—Standard rewards to crew, £6 13*.; additional rewards to crew, £8 8s. Total rewards, £15 Is..