Swanage, Dorset.—At 12.19 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the piermaster had seen some people in a yacht in the harbour waving for help.

At 12.30 the life-boat R.L.P. was launched. The sea was very rough, there was a fresh westerly gale, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the yacht Omega at anchor, but dragging, about half a mile north-east of the life-boat station. She had a crew of four. The life-boat went alongside twice, rescuing two people each time, and then returned to Swanage, arriving at 2.30. She re- mained afloat until the weather moder- ated and was rehoused at four o'clock.•—Rewards to the crew, £9 16s.; re- wards to the helpers on shore, £2 8s..