New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 2.25 in the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1949, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a message had been received from the Llandudno coast- guard that a yacht bound for Liverpool was making heavy weather. The No. 1 life-boat coxswain and mechanics assembled. When no further report had been received by 4.10, anxiety was felt for the yacht's safety, and so the life-boat William and Kate Johnston left her moorings at 4.28 in a ve"ry rough sea with a strong west-north-west wind.

She found the yacht Blue Waters, with a crew of two, off the Bar Lightvessel.

Her tiller had broken and she was sheering badly. The life-boat took her in tow, but as she turned 'by the Crosby Lightvessel the owner of the yacht was washed overboard. How- ever, the life-boat cut the tow rope and rescued him. Then a life-boatman boarded the Blue Waters, which was again taken in tow to New Brighton and there moored. The William and Kate Johnston arrived back at her station at 8.2 in the evening.—Rewards, £8 16s..