Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.15 in the morning on the 1st of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a small boat was in difficulties and making distress signals in Seaford Bay. Accordingly at 8.38 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched. There was a heavy swell with a strong westerly breeze blowing. She found the fishing vessel Esme, of Shoreham, with a crew of two, two miles south of Seaford Head.

Her engine had broken down. The life-boat towed her to Newhaven Har- bour and reached her station again at 9.50.—Rewards, £7 16s..