Teesmouth, Yorkshire. — At two o'clock in the afternoon of the 30th of November, 1949, the life-boat J. W.

Archer was launched for exercise in a rough sea, with a south-westerly breeze blowing. Two miles east of South Gare she came up with the fishing coble Mildred. The coble was making heavy weather, but the crew of three said they were all right. The life-boat therefore made for her station. As the wind was increasing, however, she returned to the coble, which she found driving to leeward with a flooded-out engine. She towed her in and arrived back at her station at 4 o'clock.— Rewards, £8 15*. 6d..