Great Yarmouth and Goriest on, Norfolk.

—At 12.39 in the afternoon, on the 28th of May, 1950, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that the Smith's Knoll Lightvessel had reported a yacht burning flares half a mile astern of the lightvessel. At 12.44 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched. The sea was rough with a fresh north-north- west breeze blowing; but the sailing yacht Tango, whose sails had blown away, managed to reach the lightvessel.

Here she tied up; and her exhausted crew of four were taken aboard. Two life-boatmen then boarded the yacht, and her crew were transferred to the Louise Stephens; which, with the yacht in tow, returned to harbour. She arrived at 7.45 that evening.—Rewards, £20 10*..