Torbay, Devon.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 21st of September, 1953, the local Lloyds agent rang up to say that the motor vessel Wolfsburg, of Hamburg, had an injured man on board and would arrive at Torbay at eleven o'clock. As the weather was too bad for a shore-boat to put out, the life-boat George Shee put to sea at 10.45 with a doctor, ambulance men, a pilot and Customs officers on board.

The sea was rough, with a fresh westerly breeze blowing. The life- boat came up with the vessel off Berry Head, and put the doctor and pilot on board. The pilot took the Wolfs- burg further into Torbay, where the sea was calmer. The life-boat then went alongside, took on board the injured man and landed him. She arrived back at her station at 3.25 the next morning.—Rewards, £10 8s..