Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 20th of August, 1954, the Penmon coastguard rang up to say that a yacht had anchored in a dangerous position off Dutchman's Bank. The coastguard kept watch on her and later in the morning she set sail, but got into difficulties. At 12.50 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched. There was a rough sea, a moderate north-north- east breeze and a flood tide. The life-boat found the 18-feet yacht Eolet, with a crew of two, two and a half miles north-east of Penmaenbach.

She rescued the two people, who were given rum and hot drinks, and towed the yacht to Beaumaris, arriving at 2.30.—Rewards, £10 8s..