Seaham, Durham.—At six o'clock on the evening of the 25th of June, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that a boy had been cut off by the tide at Pincushion Rock, Ryhope. Ten min- utes later the life-boat George Elmy was launched. The sea was calm, a light south-westerly breeze was blow- ing, and it was two and a half hours before high water. The life-boat reached the boy at 6.30, rescued him and took him to Seaham, arriving at seven o'clock.—Rewards to the crew, £4 10s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 2s. 6d..