Seaham, Durham.—At 10.33 on the night of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that flares had been seen four and a half miles to the north-north-east. At 10.45 the life- boat George Elm;/ was launched. The sea was slight, there was a moderate south-westerly breeze and it was two hours before low water. The life-boat found that the motor fishing- boat Ronnie, with a crew of two, had broken down and was drifting out to sea. She towed her to Seaham, arriving at 2.20 early on the 24th.—Rewards to the crew, £4 10s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £l 4-s..