Margate, Kent. — At 4.41 on the afternoon of the 5th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that two yachts appeared to be ashore on Margate sands some four and a half miles from Margate pier. The life- boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 4.48. There was a smooth sea, with a light north- erly breeze blowing and an ebbing tide. The life-boat came up with the yacht Wairakel II, with a crew of eight, which had been towing the yacht Beetle, with a crew of three.

The second coxswain was put aboard the Wairakei II, and with his help the life-boat guided the two yachts clear of the sands. She saw the yachts safely on their passage to Ramsgate and returned to her station, arriving at nine o'clock.—Rewards to the crew, £14 8s.', rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 4s..