Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.55 on the night of the llth of August, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht had broken down and was drift- ing towards the Quern Sands. She had refused a tow from a local motor boat, but a watch was kept on her.

She ran aground about 10.45 and signalled SOS. At 10.54 the life-boat Prudential left her moorings in a moderate sea and light south-westerly breeze and found the motor yacht lasgair, with a crew of three, but could not get close to her because of shallow water. The life-boat returned to Ramsgate for a small boat, and by this means took off the yacht's crew of three. The life-boat then pulled her clear on the rising tide and reached her station again at 12.50 the next morning.—Rewards, £6 13s..