Newcastle, Co. Down. — At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, a R.A.F. officer at Glasdrumman telephoned that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties about three miles off Glasdrumman. She was drifting sea- wards broadside to the sea, and at 4.30 the life-boat William and Laura was launched in a very rough sea with a whole north-westerly gale blowing.

She came up with the racing yacht Nona, of Southampton, with a crew of four, eight miles south-east of Glas- drumman Point. The yacht was drifting rapidly with seas breaking right over her. The life-boatmen passed a rope across, and the life-boat began to tow her in worsening weather.

A dinghy, which the yacht was towing, broke adrift, and the life-boat took it in tow as well. Progress was very slow in the bad weather, but the life- boat increased speed as soon as she had the shelter of the land, and reached a position off Newcastle Harbour at 9.15 that night. The Nona anchored and took over her dinghy, and the life-boat took on board two of her crew. The life-boat made for the harbour, but the yacht, which had lost her anchor and cable, started to drive quickly seawards again, and the life-boat chased her. She came upwith her a mile away and again took her in tow. The dinghy broke away, and for the second time the life-boat picked it up. She towed the yacht and dinghy, anchored off the harbour and, when the tide had flowed suffi- ciently, took them in at 1.0 the next morning. The owner made a dona- tion to the funds of the Institution.— Rewards, £29 15s. 6d..