Dover, Kent.—At 6.40 in the morning of the 26th of October, 1949, the Eastern Arm signal station telephoned that a vessel was dragging her anchors at East Cliff, and at 7 o'clock the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings. A whole gale was blowing from the south,with a very rough sea. She found the motor vessel Archglen, of Fraserburgh, with a crew of five, alongside the Eastern Arm in the harbour, laden with coal. The life-boat anchored, veered down and fired a line. A heavy rope was then passed across, but she could not tow her clear. The rope was therefore slipped, and the life-boat made for the motor vessel Empire Fabric, of Hull, which had also dragged her anchors close in shore. The life- boat stood by until the vessel reached deeper water and then returned to the Archglen, to find that her crew had been got ashore by the coastguard life- saving appliances. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 12.15 that afternoon.—Rewards, £14 10*..