Dover, and Walmer, Kent.—At 10.48 on the night of the 20th of March, 1953, the Sandgate coastguard rang up the Dover life-boat station to say that the motor vessel Spaarnestroom, of Amsterdam, which had been in colli- sion with the S.S. Waldemar Sieg, of Flensburg, was sinking four miles south-south-east of Dover. At 10.55 the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings in a moderate sea, with a moderate north-easterly breeze blow- ing and dense fog. A tug also put out. At 12.11 on the 21st the Deal coastguard informed the Walmer life- boat station, and at 12.30 the life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2 was launched. Roth life-boats searched for the vessel, and at 5.10 the Southern Africa received a wireless message that the Waldemar Sieg, which was six and a half miles south-south-west of Dover, had on board fifteen of the Spaarnes- iroonCs crew of sixteen. The Dover life-boat was asked to land them, and she made for the steamer and took the men on board. She then returned to her station, arriving at 9.45, and stood by until it was learnt that the remaining member of the Spaarnes- troom's crew was still on board her, and that she had been taken in tow by another steamer. The Walmer life-boat was not needed, and she reached her station again at 6.30.

The Dungeness life-boat crew as- sembled, but were not needed. The owners made a donation to the funds of the Institution.—Rewards: Dover, £21 5,?.; Walmer, £28 15.S'..