Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — At 7.25 on the evening of the24th of August, 1953, the Nells Point coastguard rang up to say that the English and Welsh Grounds Lightvessel, which had a crew of seven, had been damaged in a storm and was leaking badly. The Trinity House Superintendent at Swansea later asked for the life-boat, and at 8.45 the life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched. The sea was rough, with a west-north-west gale blowing. The life-boat found that the lightvessel's pumps could not keep pace with the leakage, and the master asked the life-boat to stand by him until the Trinity House tender Vestal arrived. The life-boat stood by all night, and about eight o'clock next morning the Vestal reached the scene.

The life-boat, being no longer needed, returned to her station, arriving at 10.30. The Elder Brethren of Trinity House expressed their thanks.—Re- wards, £23 las..