Walton and Frinton, Essex. — About 5 o'clock in the evening of the 27th of February, 1949, information was re- ceived that a man a woman and three children had put out in the motor boat Alnora from Landermere Creek for the Walton Yacht Club at 11.30 that morning, and that nothing had been heard of them since. Many • enquiries were made, but no news could be got, and at 7.50 the life-boat E.M.E.D. was launched. A moderate north-westerly breeze was blowing and the sea was moderate. The life-boat searched Hamford Waters, for four hours, using her searchlight and loud hailer, and at 10.50 found the Alnora at Oakley Saltings aground in a deep and narrow creek. She could not get near her, so she fired lines to her, passed a rope and pulled her clear. She took the five people on board, and gave them coffee, chocolate and biscuits. They had had nothing to eat for twelve hours. The life-boat made for her station with the Alnora in tow, and arrived at 1.15 the next morning.—Rewards, £23 10s..