Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 7.45 on the morning of the llth of August, 1956, the Needles coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht with two people on board was ashore on the Shingles.

As the weather was deteriorating, the life-boat S.G.E. put out at 8.5. There was a rough sea, a strong west-south- westerly wind was blowing, and the tide was ebbing. As the life-boat could not come alongside the yacht, Alhena, the yacht's crew were trans- ferred by breeches buoy. On re- turning to the harbour, the coxswain saw a small sloop anchored near Hurst Castle beach and an empty dinghy drifting near her. He put a member of the life-boat's crew aboard the sloop, but her crew had reached shore safely. The life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 10.55.—Rewards to the crew, £8 8*.; reward to the helper on shore, 12s..