Hastings, Sussex.—At 9.14 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1955, the Fairlight coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had run ashore at Hook Ledge, Fairlight, and that her crew of two were shouting for help. At 9.35 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched.

The sea was slight, there was a light breeze, and it was two hours before low water. The life-boat found the fishing boat Kitty, of Newhaven, and took ,011 board her crew of two. The life-boat's second coxswain went ashore and remained near the fishing boat to help refloat her when the tide flowed. Meanwhile the life-boat landed the fishermen at her station at 11.30. The Kitty refloated later and was towed in.—Rewards to the crew, £7; rewards to helpers on shore, £26 6s..