New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 8.40 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1955, the Formby coastguard reported that the Sea Cadet pinnace Rosie was ashore on Devil's Bank in the river Mersey off Garston. At 8.50 the life- boat Norman 13. Corlett put out, taking her boarding boat with her. The sea was smooth, there was a light northerly breeze, and it was low water. The life-boat found the Rosie high and dry and saw another Sea Cadet boat, the Black Cap, ashore about half a mile away. There were twelve cadets and an officer in the Black Cap, but they decided to stay on board. The boarding boat transferred to the life- boat thirteen cadets and two members of the W.R.N.S. from the Rosie, leaving two people aboard. The fifteen who had been taken off were landed by the life-boat at Liverpool landing stage. She then put off again, stood by the boats until they refloated, and escorted the Rosie to Alfred Dock.

The Black Cap was towed in by an- other boat. The life-boat reached her station again at 2.20 the next morn- ing. The Commanding Officer of the local headquarters of the R.N.V.R.

made a donation to the funds of the Institution.—Rewards to the crew, £13 135.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 Us..