Newbiggin, and Blyth, Northumberland.— About half past ten in the morning, on the 9th of November, 1949, it was decided to launch the Newbiggin life- boat as several local fishing cobles were out and" a strong south-south-easterly breeze was blowing, with short heavy seas. The life-boat Augustus and Laura put out at 10.50 and stood by the cobles in the Bay. As there were other cobles in the direction of Blyth, Newbiggin asked, through the coast- guard, for the help of the Blyth life- boat Winston Churchill, Civil Service No. 8. She was launched at 11.55, Captain H. Rowe, the Blyth honorary secretary, going out in her. The Augustus and Laura escorted six cobles to the shore, helping one which had broken its rudder, and reached her sta- tion again at one o'clock that afternoon.

The Blyth life-boat found that the boats reported.near Blyth were seine net fishing vessels, not in need of help, and, when it had been reported that all the Newbiggin fishing boats were home, she returned to Blyth, arriv- ing at 1.55.—Rewards, Newbiggin, £13 8s. 6d.; Blyth, £10 9s..