Newhaven, Sussex.—At 10.5 on the night of the 1st of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties, and drifting, half a mile south-east of the breakwater, and at 10.40 reported that she was making distress signals. The motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 10.50. A fresh south- erly breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell. The life-boat found the local fishing vessel Ocean Reaper with a crew of two a quarter of a mile south-east of the east pier. Her rudder was not working. The life-boat towed her into harbour and returned to her station at 11.35.—Rewards, £9 Us..