Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 8.52 on the evening of the 2nd of September, 1953, the Walton coastguard reported that he had been informed by the master of the Cork lightvessel that the ketch-rigged yacht Totland was drift- ing slowly about three miles north- east-by-north of the lightvessel. At 9.20 the Felixstowe coastguard asked for the life-boat, and at 9.45 the life- boat E.M.E.D. put to sea. The sea was rough, with a fresh south-westerly breeze blowing. The life-boat found the yacht one and a half miles north- east-by-north of the lightvessel, driv- ing on to a lee shore. As the weather was worsening, the coxswain towed the yacht, with the owner, his wife and four children on board, to Harwich harbour. The life-boat left Harwich at 7.30 on the morning of the 3rd and arrived back at her station at 10.47.—Rewards, £33 7s. The St.

Ives life-boat was launched to the help of the same yacht on the 9th of August..