Eastbourne, and Newhaven, Sussex.

—On the evening of the 27th of September; 1953, during thick fog, a steamer wirelessed that the motor boat Angler's Luck, with a crew of two, three miles off Beachy Head had asked her the way to Eastbourne. At 5.50 the Eastbourne life-boat Beryl Tolle- mache was launched in a calm sea with a light north-westerly breeze blowing.

She searched widely for over thirteen hours in deteriorating weather, but found nothing and arrived back at her station at 7.30 on the morning of the 25th for fuel. At eight o'clock the coastguard asked the Newhaven life- boat to continue the search, and at8.30 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched. The sea was now rough, and a strong south- westerly breeze was blowing. Air- craft took part in the search, and a helicopter found the Angler's Luck off Beachy Head. The helicopter took off the -crew of two, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 11.15.—Rewards: Eastbourne, £47 9s.; Newhaven, £9 7s. 6d..