Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—At 12.33 early on the morning of the 13th of September, 1955, the Formby coast- guard telephoned that the M.V. Alba, of Genoa, which had broken down on the 12th and had been towed by a tug to a position near the Gut buoy where she had anchored, was dragging to- wards the shore. At 1.15 the life-boat N.T., on temporary duty at the station, put out in a very rough sea. A west- by-north gale was blowing, and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat stood by the Alba all night until another tug arrived. The tug towed the Alba to Preston, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 8.25. The pilot in the Alba and the owner, master and crew expressed their thanks for the life-boat standing by, and the owner and master made gifts to the members of the life-boat crew. A letter in appreciation of this service is published on page 146.—Rewards to the crew, £15 17s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £5 145..