Margate, Kent. — At 3.24 in the afternoon of the 10th of September, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship had anchored three hundred yards off Reculver near the Black Rock, but that she had not made any distress signals. A motor boat was then seen to leave her and make for the shore, but it turned back. It was thought that she needed help, and at 4.10 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI, was launched, with the honorary secretary, Mr. A. C.

Robinson, on board. The sea was smooth, with a light breeze and fog.

The life-boat found the motor launch Cleevely, of London. She had had twenty people on board, but the owner said that two of them had made forthe shore at Herne Bay in the motor boat, and had been missing for over an hour. The life-boat searched for the boat, found her a mile away and escorted her back to the Cleevely.

Then she gave the Cleevely bearings and a course for London, and returned to her station, arriving at 6.45.— Rewards, £11 4s..