Swanage, Dorset.—At 9.20 on the morning of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht was burning red flares off Chap- man's Pool. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 9.24. There was a rough sea with a heavy swell. A strong west-south-westerly breeze was blow- ing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat came up with the yacht Melanie two miles west of St. Aldhelm's Head. Three of her crew of six had come ashore with the aid of their dinghy, but they could not put out again because of the rising tide. The life-boat anchored and managed to fire a line over the dinghy. This enabled the men on shore to reach the life-boat. Another line was fired over the yacht, and again using the dinghy the other three members of the crew were transferred with their dog to the life-boat. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 12.30.—Re- wards to the crew, £11 11*.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 8s..