Dover, Kent.—At 10.10 on the night of the 13th of January, 1952, the Eastern Harbour Arm Signal Station reported that the tanker Sovac Radiant, of Panama, had gone aground in Fan Bay, and at 10.30 the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings. A strong south-south-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The life-boat found the tanker near South Foreland, stood by her, and early next morning passed a line to her from a tug.

Heavy seas were breaking over the tanker and the line parted. Then the life-boat passed a line across from another tug, but this also carried away.

She passed a third line, and this held.

Other tugs arrived. The life-boat took soundings, guided the tugs close to the tanker, passed more tow lines, which were made fast, and stood by while the tugs started to pull, but a motor pilot boat June Rose fouled her propeller and when day broke it was seen that she was lying on top of some of the towing lines. The life-boat towed her clear, berthed her in the Camber at Dover at 9.5, and returned to the tanker. She stood by until she refloated at noon and then returned to her station, arriving at 1.30 in the afternoon. — Service to the Sovac Radiant, Property Salvage Case; re- wards for the service to the June Rose, £6..