Torbay, South Devon.—At 6.15 on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1956, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat with five people on board had broken down, and that the people on board were waving their arms. The life-boat George Shee put out at 6.28. There was a slight sea, a moderate to fresh south-westerly breeze, and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat came up with the motor boat three miles north-north-east of Berry Head. She was drifting out to sea with an off-shore south-westerly wind.

There were five young French students on board, who had been fishing when the engine of the boat failed. The stu- dents were taken aboard the life-boat, which towed their boat back to Brix- ham. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 7.30.—Rewards to the crew, £6; rewards to the helpers on shore, £l 4*..