St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 21st of October, 1949, news was received from Bor- deaux, three miles north of St. Peter Port, that a yacht, with a cabin cruiser in tow, was in difficulties, being carried astern by the strongly flowing tide.

The life-boat -Queen Victoria was launched at 6.27 in a rough sea, with a strong south-westerly breeze blowing and heavy rain. She found the yacht, Ling, abreast of Platte Beacon, but making no headway. A life-boatman thereupon changed places with the skipper of the yacht, while the life-boat itself went to look for the cabin cruiser, Dorella, which the Ling had left at anchor in a dangerous position near the Houmet. On finding her, the owner of the Ling boarded the Dorella with a life-boatman, who made fast a tow rope; they could not raise the anchor, however, and so the life-boat towed the cabin cruiser to a safer position with the anchor still down. Mean- while an S.O.S. was seen flashing from the Ling. The life-boat there- fore embarked the Dorella's men and made for the yacht, towing her to deep water. There she put the skipperaboard. Nearing harbour, the skip- per slipped the tow rope and entered alone. At 8.50 the life-boat came in to obtain tools, leaving soon after for the cabin cruiser, who e cable had to be cut to free her from her anchor.

She then towed the Dorella into St.

Sampsons Harbour, and arrived back at her station finally at half past ten that night.—Rewards: First trip, £7 185. Qd.; Second trip, Property Salvage Case..