New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 5.45 on the afternoon of the 30th of September, 1956, the Formby coastguard reported that a Sea Cadet whaler, with three men on board, was on the rocks near Seaforth radio station. At six o'clock the life-boat Norman fi. Corlett put out. The sea was rough, there was a • strong west-south-westerly breeze blowing, and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat went to the position and found the whaler stranded on a lee shore at the north-west corner of Gladstone dock river wall. There were four Sea Cadets on board. The life-boat passed a line to the whaler and towed her to New Brighton, arriving there at 6.55. As the life- boat crew were landing from this service a message was received from the Formby coastguard that a yacht was in difficulties abreast of C 21 buoy in the Crosby Channel. The Norman B. Corlett put to sea again and came up with the yacht Gypsy, with three people on board. Her engine had broken down, and she was drifting.

The life-boat took her in tow, arriving back at her station at 8.30.—Rewards: 1st service, rewards to the crew, £6; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 -Is.; 2nd service, rewards to the crew, £7 6s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 6,?..