St. David's, and Fishguard, Pembroke' shire.—At about 2.30 in the afternoon of February 21st, 1947, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Empire Dolphin, of Glasgow, a tanker of 7,000 tons, with six men on board, was drifting out of control two miles north-east of St. David's Head. A fresh breeze was blowing from east-north-east, with a moderate sea, and it was bitterly cold.

The motor life-boat Civil Service No. 6 was launched at 2.50 and found the tanker with the motor vessel Gartwood standing by. The tanker had been in tow of a tug, but the tug had had to leave her owing to trouble with her boiler. The life-boat helped to fix a tow between the tanker and the motor vessel and the latter started to tow towards Milford Haven, with the life- boat standing by, but the tow-rope parted and the life-boat then took off the tanker's six men and arrived at her station at midnight. The Fish- guard motor life-boat White Star also put out twice but was not wanted and finally arrived back at her station at 9.0 in the morning of the 22nd. The Empire Dolphin was later towed to Swansea.—Rewards, St. David's £21; Fishguard, £11 125. and £25 4*..