Margate, Kent.—At 7.39 on the evening of the 5th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a cabin cruiser was ashore about half a mile north of South Margate Buoy. At 7.50 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI, was launched.

There was a slight swell, with a moder- ate southerly breeze blowing. She found the motor vessel Questa, of London, with a crew of three, on the north side of Hook Sands, listing heavily but not damaged. At the request of the crew the life-boat stood by until their ship refloated and then returned to her station, arriving at 12.10 next morning. — Rewards, £12 15*. 6d..