Hastings, Sussex.—At 4.33 on the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1952, the life-boat honorary secretary saw a fishing boat about five miles to the south-east burn flares. At 4.36 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched in a slight sea with a light west-north- west breeze blowing, and found the fishing boat Old Bob Leach, of New- haven, five miles south of Hastings.

She had broken down and lost her anchor, and the skipper asked the life-boat to stand by and ask New- haven to send a tug. The life-boat remained until a trawler arrived from Newhaven at 9.48 to take the Old Bob Leach in tow, and then returned to her station, arriving at eleven o'clock.—Rewards, £35 13s. Gd..