ENGINE FAILED Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 8.7 on the night of the 13th of November, 1947, the coastguard reported a flare two miles east of Ryhope. Seaham life- boat was unable to launch owing to the lowness of the tide and the Sunder- land motor life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched at 9.30, in a fresh north-westerly breeze with a slight swell. She found the fishing yawl Alex, of Seaham, with a crew of three, one mile north of Seaham. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat towed her to Sunderland, arriving back at her station at one o'clock the next morning.—Rewards, £12 15s..