Torbay, Devon.—At 11.15 on the night of the 14th of June, 1952, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a red flare had been seen between four and five miles east of Berry Head, and at 11.40 the life-boat George Shee left her moorings. The sea was choppy, with a light north-westerly breeze blowing. The life-boat found the auxiliary cutter yacht Raider, of Cardiff, at anchor between seven and eight miles east of Berry Head. The owner and his wife were on board.

They had run short of petrol and their mainsail was damaged. The owner said that he had been flying a signal for petrol all day but that it had not been seen. Two life-boatmen went aboard and helped to get up the anchor.

The life-boat then towed the yacht to Brixham, arriving at 1.50 the next morning. The owner made a gift to the life-boatmen who gave part of it to the Institution's funds.—Re- wards, £7 10*..