Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—At 5.42 in the evening of the 22nd of January, 1950, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned that a small boat was burn- ing flares one and a half miles north- north-east of Gorleston North pier head.

At 5.58 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched in a moderate sea, with a light north-north-east breeze blowing.

She found the fishing boat Golden Gift, with a crew of three. As her engine had broken down, the life-boat towed her in, escorted her to Yarmouth, and reached her station again at 7.30 that night.—Rewards, £14 12*. 6d..