Blyth, Northumberland.—At 12.1 on the afternoon of the 27th of October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned to say a message had been received from New- biggin that the Newbiggin life-boat was unable to launch and escort in a fishing coble. The Blyth life-boat was asked for, and at 12.15 the life-boat Winston Churchill, Civil Service No. 8, was launched in a rough sea, with a strong south-south-westerly breeze blowing. She found the fishing coble Green Pastures, with a crew of three, off the Sow and Pigs Buoy, escorted her to Newbiggin, and returned to her station, arriving at two o'clock.—Re- wards, £8 12s..