Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 4.10 in the afternoon of the 29th of May, 1949, information was received that a sailing yacht appeared to be in difficulties about four miles north-north-west of Shingles Bank. A strong south/west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

Later, the Needles Signal Station re- ported that the yacht was wallowing in the seas and signalling to be taken in tow, and the life-boat S.G.E. was launched at 4.38. She found the cutter yacht Never Despair, of Christchurch, with a crew of three, about a mile north of the Needles Lighthouse, in broken water. Her rudder was broken and she was leaking. With difficulty, the life-boat towed her into the harbour and reached her station again at 7 o'clock that evening.—Rewards, £7 Is. 6d..