Torbay, Devon.—At 11.20 on the night of the 16th of February, 1955, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a woman had reported that her husband had gone to Dartmouth with a friend to fetch the 24-feet motor boat Nep- tunia to Torquay. They had left Dart- mouth about 3.30 in the afternoon, but nothing had been heard of them since.

At 11.45 the life-boat Queen Victoria, on temporary duty at the station, put out. The sea was calm, there was a light north-westerly breeze, and it was one hour before high water. The life-boat searched widely all night but found nothing, and returned to her station about four in the morning. She re- fuelled and put to sea again, and at dawn an aircraft also joined in the search. At 7.30 the life-boat found the Neptunia seven miles east-by-south of Start Point. She was drifting, with her engine broken down, and the two men were cold and exhausted. The life-boat rescued them and towed their boat to Torquay harbour, arriving at 10.40.—• Rewards, £22 5,?..