Selsey, Sussex.—At 9.20 on the night of the 25th of March, 1954. the coast- guard telephoned that a red flare had been reported off Selsey. At 9.55 another red flare was seen, and at 10.15 the life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched in a moderate sea, with a strong westerly breeze blowing.

She found the London barge Alan one and a half miles south-by-west of the life-boat station. The barge was leak- ing badly, had been aground and could make no headway. The life-boat took off her crew of two, who left the barge at anchor, and reached her station again at 1.15 early on the 26th. Later that morning it was seen that the Alan was still afloat, so her skipper asked if the life-boat would put him and his colleague back aboard. At eight o'clock in the morning the Canadian Pacific was launched again and took the two men to the Alan.

At the skipper's request the life-boat towed the barge to Littlehampton, which was reached at noon. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at four o'clock.—Property Salvage Case..