Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At five o'clock on the evening of the 15th of Septem- ber, 1952, the Penmon coastguard telephoned that a yacht had been reported aground on the Dutchman Bank, and at 5.40 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched.

The sea was rough with a moderate north-easterly breeze blowing, and she found the auxiliary cutter yacht Anita, of Rhu, with two men on board, on Lavant Bank. Heavy seas were pounding her, and the life-boat anchor- ed and drifted down to her. One of the men fell into the sea, but the life- boatmen fired a line across, rescued him by breeches-buoy, and revived him by artificial respiration. A tow rope was then passed to the Anita, and the life-boat towed her to Menai Bridge pier, where an ambulance was waiting. The life-boat reached her station at 10.55 that night.—Rewards, £14 17s..