Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 8.37 on the evening of the 6th of August, 1954, the Gorleston coastguard rang up to say there were two canoes half a mile east of the pier, one of which had capsized, and that three boys were in the sea. Five minutes later the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched in a slight sea.

There was a light south-westerly breeze and an ebb tide. Two life- boatmen, who were returning to the harbour in their shrimp boat, also saw the canoes and rescued the boys just before the life-boat reached the position. The life-boat rescued two boys from the other canoe and then took on board the other three. Two of the three who had been in the sea were exhausted and the life-boatmen gave them rum and dry clothes. The life-boat took the canoes on board and made for the harbour, arriving at 8.57.— Rewards, £11 12s. 6cL.