Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.27 on the evening of the 6th of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a light or flare had been seen to the south-west of Walton pier, and at 7.55 a vessel was seen to burn flares.

At 8.10 the life-boat E.M.E.D. left her moorings in a rough sea with a moder- ate west-north-west gale blowing, andfound the fishing vessel Binny Stewart, of Aberdeen, with two brothers on board, about two miles south-west-by- south of the pier. She was bound for Brightlingsea from Stonehaven, but had broken down and her anchor was unreliable. The two men asked the life-boat to take their vessel in tow, and she towed the Binny Stewart to Harwich inner harbour, arriving at 10.55. The life-boat left for her station again at 11.57. The two men, who had just bought the vessel, expressed their thanks.—Rewards, £18..