The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. — At 1.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the Scarweather Lightvessel had reported a tug one mile east of the lightvessel making S.O.S. signals. The life-boat William Gammon-—Manchester and District XXX was launched at 2.4.

The south-easterly breeze was light, but there was a heavy swell. The life- boat found the tug Plumgarth, of Bristol, broken down, with a lock gate in tow. She was four miles south-east of the lightvessel, and had anchored, but was dragging. At her skipper's request the life-boat stood by until tugs arrived at 9 o'clock that night.

They towed the Plumgarth and the lock gate to Swansea, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 11.30.—Rewards, £22 18s..