Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—At 11.5 on the night of the 4th of May, 1950, the coastguard reported that a flashing light, believed to be a S.O.S. signal, had been seen between four and five miles north-west of the coastguard station.

At 11.59 the life-boat Lady Harrison was launched. The weather was calm.

With the help of her searchlight, she found the fishing smack, Quest, of New Quay, with a crew of two, between three and three and a half miles to the north. She was at anchor and had run short of fuel. Two life-boatmen therefore boarded her and helped weigh the anchor; and the life-boat towed her to the harbour. She reached her station again at 1.25 the next morning.

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