Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. — At 10.25 on the night of the 1st of Septem- ber, 1955, the P'ormby coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht needed help three and a half miles west of Lytham pier.

At eleven o'clock the life-boat N.T., on temporary duty at the station, put out. The sea was rough, there was a moderate south-westerly breeze, and it was one hour before high water.

The life-boat found that the local auxiliary yacht Anne Agnes, which had a crew of four and had broken down, had anchored in a position dangerous to navigation. She had no lights.

One of the life-boat crew went on board to help weigh her anchor. The life-boat then towed her to Lytham, reaching her station again at 12.30 early on the 2nd.—Rewards to the crew, £7; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 55..