New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 7.2 on the evening of the 6th of October, 1952, the Formby coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Bannrose, of Liverpool, was in distress between B.I and B.2 buoys at the bar of the River Mersey, with her steering-gear broken down.

She had anchored, but was dragging, and at 7.17 the life-boat Norman B.

Corlett left her moorings in a rough sea, with a moderate north-westerly gale blowing. However, the Bannrose temporarily repaired her steering-gear and got under way up the River Mersey. The life-boat escorted her as far as Egiemont, reaching her station again at 9.25. The owners made a gift to the life-boatmen.—Rewards, £9 4s..