Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 1.59 on the afternoon of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a small yacht, which was drifting east- ward broadside on to the wind, appeared to be disabled about two miles from Birling Gap. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 2.20.

There was a rough sea, with a moder- ate westerly gale blowing and a flood tide. The life-boat came up with the yacht Snark of Antwerp, with a crew of five, two miles south-by-cast of Beachy Head. The yacht was taken in tow, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 3.30.—Re- wards to the crew, £7; rewards to the helpers on shore, £17 5s..