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Caister, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 9th of August, 1951, the life-boat Jose Neville was launched on a pub- licity trip to the Broads for Festival Life-boat Week. A moderate, but increasing swell was running with a moderate north-north-easterly- breeze blowing, when, at 8.15, the motor yacht Dimcyl, of Lowestoft, was found aground on Scroby Elbow. Quickly landing the collectors on board, the life-boat went back to the yacht. She had a party of six, a man, two women and three children, on board, and seas were breaking over her. The life-boat anchored, veered down, fired a line over the yacht and then put a man aboard. After trying for two hours she refloated the Dimcyl and took her in tow to Yarmouth Harbour. The owner made a gift in appreciation of her services. Two days later the Lowestoft life-boat was called out to escort the Dimcyl into Gorleston.— Rewards, £11 19*..