Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1955, the coast- guard reported that the S.S. Flathouse, of London, which was in the Roads, had asked for a boat to land her mate, who had been taken ill. At 2.50 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched, with a doctor on board. The sea was calm, there was a light south-easterly breeze, and it was high water. The life-boat put the doctor aboard the steamer, where he found that the mate was suffering from coronary thrombo- sis. He was transferred on a stretcher to the life-boat, which landed him.

The life-boat reached her station again at 8.35.—Rewards to the crew, £6 15s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 17*. 6d..