St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At 11.26 on the morning of the 5th of February.

1955, the coastguard telephoned that the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, had asked if the life-boat would land three injured men from the naval tug Warden. The tug had been helping totow H.M.S. Montclare, a submarine depot ship, to Portsmouth, but the tow rope had parted about twenty-five miles west of the Scilly Islands. A helicopter had transferred a naval doctor to the Montclare, and another helicopter had reconnected the tow ropes between her and other tugs. After this the Mont- clare had resumed her passage.

At noon the life-boat Cunard, with a local doctor on board, was launched in a heavy swell. A moderate north- westerly breeze was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat came up with the Warden between Annett Island and Samson Island and put the doctor on board. She then guided the tug to more sheltered water and took on board the three men and the naval doctor, who had also been hurt. The life-boat landed them all at St. Mary's at 12.30, where an ambulance was waiting. The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, expressed his thanks.—Re- wards, £8 12s..