Tynemouth, Northumberland.—At 11.5 on the night of the 18th of March, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was on the Black Middens Rocks.

At 11.29 the life-boat Tynesider was launched, accompanied by the honorary secretary, Mr. E. Selby Davidson. The sea was rough with a light easterly breeze blowing. She found H.M.S.

Brave, a minesweeper with a crew of fourteen, fast on the rocks fifty yards from shore, but because of breaking seas could not get alongside her. Mean- while The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade passed a line to her from the shore. Seas were now pounding the minesweeper, so the life-boat stood by while the crew were taken off by breeches buoy from the shore. She arrived back at her station at 3.15 next morning.—Rewards, £15 1*..