Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.52 on the afternoon of the 23rd of December, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the fishing boat Rolling Wave was drifting in the fairway south of Southend pier. Later he reported that she had fouled the anchor cable of the motor vessel Westerdok, of Amster- dam. At 1.15 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched in a very rough sea, with a moderate west-north-west gale blow- ing. She made for the fishing boat in an ebbing tide and found her lying astern of the Westerdok, half a mile south of the pier, with one man onboard. He had a large cut over one of his eyes. The life-boat transferred him to the motor vessel and then returned to her station, arriving at two o'clock.—Rewards, £9 6s..