Barrow, Lancashire.—At 6.55 on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1955, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that he had received a message by radio telephone from the Barrow pilot boat. The pilot boat had found the 24-feet sailing yacht Moby Dick, of Flcetwood. with one man on board, near the Half Way buoy. The yachts- man had been hit on the head by his sail boom, was dazed and needed help.

The pilot boat was unable to tow the yacht, and at 7.17 the life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched. The sea was choppy, a fresh north-west-by-north breeze was blowing, and it was one hour and a half before high water. The life-boat towed the Moby Dick to Piel and arrived back at her station at 8.15.

The yachtsman made a gift to the members of the life-boat crew.—Re- wards to the crew, £3 15s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £l 12s. 6d..