Margate, Kent.—At 4.9 on the after- noon of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht alongside the Tongue lightvessel needed help. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 4.23. There was a rough sea, a moderate north-westerly gale was blowing, and it was high water.

When the life-boat came up with the yacht Polar Star it was found that her crew had abandoned her and were on the lightvessel. With difficulty two members of the life-boat crew were put aboard the yacht, and they got a tow rope aboard. After taking the crew of three of the yacht off the light- vessel, the life-boat returned to her station, towing the yacht. She ar- rived at 11.15.—Property Salvage Case..