Ramsgate, Kent. — At 9.43 on the night of the 30th of July, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a tanker had gone aground near the North Goodwin Buoy, and at 9.49 the life- boat Prudential left her moorings.

The sea was smooth with a light west- erly breeze blowing, and she found the motor ship Sandefjord, of Norway, and went alongside. The tanker's pilot said that no help was needed, but the coxswain advised that a kedge anchor should be laid. The advice was accepted, life-boatmen boarded the motor ship, and the life-boat laid out an anchor from her stern. The anchor prevented the tanker from slewing with the tide and, using her engines, she eventually refloated. When it was seen that she was undamaged, she went on her way to London, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 5.20 the next morning.— Property Salvage Case; Rewards, 16s.