Moelfre, Anglesey. — In the after- noon of the 21st of June, 1952, a strong wind had suddenly sprung up, and at 1.30 a sailing boat was seen to be drifting towards Dulas Island. The life-boat G.W. was launched at 2.15.

A south-westerly gale was now blow- ing, with a rough sea. The life-boat found the 12-feet sailing boat Pandora, of Dina, to the east of Dulas Island.

She was waterlogged. The life-boat rescued her crew of four and imme- diately afterwards the boat capsized.

The life-boat crew managed to right her, towed her to Dinas Bay, and landed the four men. As she was returning to her station, about 3.80, she picked up a wireless signal that another boat was in distress. It came from the No. 1 Liverpool pilot boat and said that a sailing yacht was in difficulties to the west of Moelfre Island. She was the yawl Henrietta, of Beaumaris, with a crew of four.

She had been overtaken by the sudden gale while racing. Her engine was not working and she was out of control. The pilot boat pumped oil on the seas and the life-boat towed the yacht to Moelfre. There her engine was repaired and she left for Penmon, escorted by the life-boat, but the engine again broke down off Puffin Island, and the life-boat towed her to Beaumaris. The owner expressed his appreciation of the seamanship dis- played, and made a gift to the funds of the Institution.—Rewards: 1st ser- vice, £6 3s.; 2nd service, £16..