Dover, Kent.—At 11.30 on the night of the 9th of June, 1954, Lloyd'ssignal station reported that a vacht, was being driven ashore in the Camber and was burning red flares. The sea was rough, with a moderate south- westerly gale blowing and heavy rain.

At 11.45 the life-boat Southern Africa put out, and with the help of her searchlight found the yacht Lutine stranded on the slipway in the Camber, with six people on board. Seas were breaking over her and she was rolling heavily. A life-boatman threw a line to people ashore, who passed it to the yacht, and the life-boat then closed her and took her in tow. She pulled her clear, berthed her alongside an- other vessel at the South Wall, and then returned to her station, arriving at 12.48 early on the 10th.—Property Salvage Case..