Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 11.54 on the night of the 26th of July, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the Lyn- well lightvessel had reported that a cabin cruiser had burnt a red flare a hundred yards from the lightvessel.

The Trinity House vessel Warden went to her and wirelessed that she was the 10-ton motor yacht Petan, with the owner, his wife, son and daughter on board. The Warden anchored the yacht, which had engine trouble, stood by her and then took off the woman and the children. The owner then got his yacht under way on one engine and made for Boston. The Warden remained with the Petan, but at 12.50 the next afternoon the Petan''s owner asked for the life-boat. The yacht was now one mile west of North Lynn Knock Buoy. At 1.10 the life-boat The Cuttle was launched in a rough sea.

There was a strong south-south-west breeze and it was two hours after low water. The life-boat took the woman and children off the Warden, took on board the owner of the Petan, towed the Petan to Boston, and reached her station again at 11.40.—Rewards, £25 10,9. &d..