Blyth, Northumberland.— At 4.51 in the morning of the 5th of July, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties to the south of the entrance to Blyth Har- bour. She had made no distress signal, but as it was seen that she was drifting inshore, the life-boat Winston Churchill, Civil Service No. 8 was launched at 5.18. A fresh squally northerly breeze was blowing with a moderate sea. The life-boat found the sailing yacht Damia B, with one man on board, two miles south of the har- bour. Her sails were damaged, her engine had failed. The life-boat took her in tow and arrived back at her station at seven o'clock.—Rewards, £5 6s..