New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 6.20 in the evening of the 7th of August, 1949, the landing stage reported a boat was making distress signals in the Rock Channel, and at 6.41 the No. 1 life-boat William and Kate Johnston left her moorings. A moderate south-south- east gale was blowing with a rough sea and rain. The life-boat found the con- verted ship's boat Margie, of Wallasey, with six on board and her engine broken down. She had anchored, but was dragging towards the Burbo Bank.

The life-boat rescued her crew, took their boat in tow and moored her off Egremont. She then landed the crew at New Brighton, and reached her station again at 7.45.—Rewards, £5 15s.