Barrow, Lancashire. — On the morn- ing of the 31st of July, 1949, a strong west-south-west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. At 5.13 the Walney coastguard reported that a trawler had spoken to a motor yacht west of More- cambe Bay Light-vessel tne previous night, and at 5.20 the coastguard sighted the yacht herself. He kept her under observation until 6.50 and then saw that she was in danger of being driven ashore. At 7.10 the life-boat Elsie, on temporary duty at the station, was launched, and one mile west of Light- ning Knoll Buoy she found the motor yacht Bess, of Colchester. She was bound from the Isle of Man for Liver- pool, and had a crew of four. The life- boat put a man on board her, and escorted her to Walney Point. There she took her in tow and brought her into Barrow Harbour, arriving at ten o'clock. She reached her station again at 10.50.—Rewards, £11 11s. 6d..