Walmer. Kent. — At 6.58 on the evening- of the 1st of July, 1956, the Deal coastguard telephoned that three people in a dinghy could be seen wav- ing a flag on a stick in Pegwell Bay.

At 7.3 the life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No, 2) was launched in a slight sea. A fresh south-south-wes- terly breeze was blowing, and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat found the fishing boat Drig with her engines broken down and towed her to Deal.

The life-boat reached her station again at 8.15.—Rewards to crew, £9; rewards to helpers on shore, £11 11s..