Ilfracombe, Devon.—At one in the early morning of the 7th of July, 1950, the coastguard transmitted a radio message received from the steamer Kocquaine. She was off Lundy in company with the motor yacht Ebb Tide, disabled by an engine breakdown while on passage from Milford Haven for Ilfracombe. The Rocquaine was going to tow the yacht towards Ilfra- combe and wanted the life-boat to meet them. At 1.20 the motor life- boat Richard Silver Oliver was launched in calm weather, and coming up with the vessels about six miles north-west of Bull Point, took over the tow.

Against the ebbing tide progress was slow, but the yacht, with her crew of five, was brought into Ilfraeombe Harbour at 4.50.—Rewards, £18 4,v. 6d..