Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 8.10 in the evening of the 30th of May, 1952, the Needles coastguard telephoned that two yachts, taking part in the Cowes to Cherbourg race, had gone aground on Shingles Bank near Elbow Buoy, but they had signalled that help was not needed. One of them refloated. The other, the Rosemary IV, of Southampton, remained fast.

At 1.18 next morning the coastguard reported that she had asked for the life-boat, and at 1.30 the S.G.E. left her moorings. A light northerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate ground swell. The life-boat towed the yacht clear, and she went on her way signalling her thanks to the life-boat- men. The life-boat reached her sta- tion again at four o'clock.—Rewards, £7 Is. 6d..