Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At two in the afternoon of the 4th of Novem- ber, 1951, the Foreland coastguard telephoned that a small sailing boat making for Bembridge was in distress off Seaview and at 2.15 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched. A south- south-east gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found the yacht Quickstep, of Hayling Islandto the east of Seaview Pier. Her crew of two were exhausted. The life- boatmen gave them rum and towed the Quickstep to Bembridge Harbour, arriving about three o'clock. The weather was too bad for the life-boat to be rehoused, so she went to Cowes and was finally taken back to her station on the 7th.—Rewards, £27 17s..