Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.10 in the evening of the 17th of March, 1948, information was received from the har- bour watch-house that a vessel was burning red flares, south of Newhaven Breakwater, and at 8.25 the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched. A strong south-westerly wind was blowing, with a rough sea.

The life-boat found the motor vessel Goldeve, of London, a converted barge, loaded with maize and bound for London, four miles south-west of the breakwater. She had a crew of four, and though she was in no immediate danger, she needed help to enter the harbour. The life-boat stood by her until the tide was flowing and then escorted her to the harbour entrance.

There she put a life-boatman on board the Goldeve and he helped to bring her in. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 11.15 that night.—Rewards, £15 6s. 6d..