Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.43 on the morn- ing of the 16th of May, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Aquila had gone ashore at West Ray Point. At 7.52 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put to sea. There was a moderate sea, and a moderate breeze was blowing from the north-east.

The life-boat found the yacht, which had a crew of three, on a lee shore close to cliffs, and coastguardsmen were standing by at the cliff top with life-saving gear. The life-boat anchored, veered down to the yacht, and fired lines to her. She then passed a tow rope across, towed the vacht to Ramsgate, and reached her station again at 12.17.—Rewards, £10 3*. 6d..