Caister, Norfolk.—About 5.15 on the morning of the 21st of August, 1951, the Great Yarmouth coastguard tele- phoned that a ship was ashore on the Scroby Sands, but -not in immediate danger. At 6.15 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched in a calm sea, with a light southerly breeze. She found the fishing vessel Cornucopia, of Lossiemouth, bound for London with a crew of three. She was nearly high and dry; so the life-boat ran out an anchor for her and pulled her clear when the tide rose. Then her engine would not start; so the skipper asked to be towed to Great Yarmouth.

The life-boat did so, and returned to her station at 11.0. A gift was made to the funds of the Institution.— Rewards, £16 55. 6d..