Dungeness, Kent. — At 9.30 on the morning of the 31st of October, 1953, the life-boat signalman reported that a fishing boat had taken in tow a dis- masted yacht, the Grania, of Ports- mouth, and needed the help of the life-boat. The weather was deteri- orating, so at 9.45 the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched in a rough sea with a fresh breeze blowing.

She came up with the fishing boat one mile south-west of the life-boat station, took over the yacht and towed her to Folkestone, reaching her station again at 4.15.—Rewards, £41..