FISHING BOAT MISSING FOR FOUR DAYS Skegness, Lincolnshire.—The fishing- smack Virginia, of Boston, Lincoln- shire, with a crew of three, which had gone to sea on January 1st, 1947, had not returned. Aeroplanes searched for her and radar was used, but she could not be found. About 6.30 in the morning of January 5th, the Skegness coastguard reported that he had seen a white flare five miles south-south-east of the pier, and the motor life-boat Anne Allen was launched at 8.20. A fresh south-easterly breeze was blow- ing with a rough sea. The life-boat found the Virginia with a tanker standing by her, gave food and rum to her crew and towed her to Boston.

She returned to her station at 7.40 that evening.—Property Salvage Case..