Newhaven, Sussex. — At five in the afternoon, on the 27th of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a Brighton police report that a yacht was in dis- tress one mile off Saltdean. At 5.12 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched. The sea was rough, with a strong west-south-west breeze blowing. She escorted three yachts to Newhaven harbour, and reached her station again at 6.20 that evening.

However, at 6.45 several other yachts could be seen to the westward; so the life-boat again put out at 6.50 and stood by the harbour entrance. Here she escorted in two yachts. A third yacht, the Moneta, on rounding the breakwater, had her mainsail ripped to shreds and drifted out of control.

The life-boat therefore towed her and her crew of eight to the harbour and arrived back at her station at 7.30.— Rewards: 1st service, £7 16s.; 2nd service, £9 7s..