Newhaven, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Niton radio station. A ship had re- ported that the fishing boat Silver Shadow, which had a crew of two, had broken down and needed help four and a quarter miles west-south-west of Newhaven pier. At 5.55 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched.

The sea was calm, there was a light easterly breeze, and the tide was low.

The life-boat took the fishing boat in tow and returned to the harbour, arriving at eight o'clock.—Rewards to the crew, £10 10s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 14s..