Hastings, Sussex.—At 8.27 on the morning of the 27th of May, 1956, the Fairlight coastguard telephoned to say a fishing boat with three men on board was drifting out to sea off St. Leonards.

At 8.50 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched in a slight sea. There was a gentle north-easterly breeze, and it was low water. The life-boat came up with the fishing boat one mile south-west of St. Leonards. She tow- ed her to Hastings harbour and arrived back at her station at 10.45.—Rewards to the crew, £8 8s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £36 9s..