Dungeness, Kent.—In the early morn- ing of the 26th of May, 1950, in a thick fog, the S.S. Cabo Espartel, of Seville, bound for Valentia with a cargo of ammonia, collided with the S.S. Felspar, of Glasgow. About 3.49, just before she sank, the Cabo Espartel made a S.O.S. signal on her siren. She was then about two and a half miles east of Dungeness, where her crew of thirty- seven were picked up by the S.S.

Fulham, of London. At 4.10 Lloyd's signal station reported the S.O.S.

message to the life-boat authorities, and twenty minutes later the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched.

The sea was calm with a light northerly breeze blowing. She came up with the Fulham three miles east-by-south of Dungeness, and taking off the Spanish crew, landed them at her station at 6.10.

At the same time, she towed in two ships boats. Meanwhile, the pilot vessel Penleigh, which had been stand- ing by the Felspar, wirelessed for help.

The steamer had been badly holed and needed a tug. The life-boat therefore put out again at 6.30, and finding the Felspar in tow of a tug five miles to the eastward, helped to steer her.

She remained in attendance until the steamer reached Sandwich Bay and then returned to her station, arriving at 5.35 in the evening.-—-Rewards: 1st service, £21 17s.; 2nd service, Property Salvage Case..