Torbay, Devon.—At 8.0 on the evening of the 13th of May, 1951, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor cruiser seemed to have broken down about one mile south-west of Berry Head. Later she was seen to get under way, but at 8.42 the coastguard reported that a coat had been hoisted on her mast. So at 8.35 the life-boat George Shee left her moorings. The sea was choppy, with a light north-westerly breeze blowing. She found the plea- sure motor boat Gladina at anc hor with seventeen people on board, sixteen of whom were Dutch visitors returning to Torquay from the River Dart. The Gladina had run out of petrol, so the life-boat towed her to Brixham. She reached her station again at 9.45.— Rewards, £2 13*..