Tynemouth, Northumberland. — The motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan was launched at 8.20 A.M. on the llth August, 1938, to go to the help of a vessel reported by the coastguard to be ashore at Souter Point. There was a dense fog. A northerly wind was blowing and the sea was slight. The life-boat found the steam drifter Young Mun, of Lowestoft. She had a serious list. Her crew of ten left her in their own boat and were taken on board the life-boat. The life-boat stood by and later put the crew back on the drifter.

The life-boat then helped them to get out a kedge anchor and the drifter was refloated at 3.20 P.M. The life-boat escorted her into harbour and she went straight to dry dock. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.5 P.M.—• Property Salvage Case..