Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. — At 2.50 in the afternoon of the 4th of July, 1948, the Totland Bay coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in difficulties one mile south of Highcliffe and at 3.0 o'clock the motor life-boat S.G.E. was launched.

A moderate gale was blowing with heavy rain, and the sea was very rough.

The life-boat found the motor yacht Mari, of Littlehampton, a mile east of Christchurch with the owner and his son on board. She had anchored, but was dragging towards the shore. When the life-boat arrived the owner tried to weigh anchor but fell into the sea.

He was hauled into the life-boat and given dry clothes and food. A life- boatman boarded the Mari, and buoyed and slipped her anchor. The owner's son was taken into the life-boat, and she then towed the Mari to Yarmouth harbour, arriving back at her station at 7.20 that evening. The owner of the yacht sent a donation to the In- stitution.—Rewards, £9 9s,.