Dover, Kent.—At 11.58 on the night of the 30th of May, 1956, the Sandgate coastguard passed on a report from the North Foreland radio station that the motor vessel Prins Bernhard, of Gro- ningen, had been in collision five miles south of Folkestone and had asked for help. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 12.15 early on the 31st in a moderate sea, with a gentle easterly breeze blowing, thick fog and a flood- ing tide. She found the Prins Bern- hard and went alongside and took off the master's wife and son. Meanwhile the Dungeness life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson had also launched, but on hearing on the radio-telephone that the Dover life-boat was alongside the casualty she returned to her station.

The Southern Africa stood by the Prins Bernhard while she slowly re- turned to Dover. When they reached Dover harbour the master's wife and son were put back on the vessel, and the life-boat returned to her moorings, arriving at 4.20.—Rewards to the crew, £12 16s.; reward to the helper on shore, 5s..