Ramsgate, Kent.—At 11.19 on the night of the 28th of February, 1957, a message was received from the east pier that a vessel which had just leftthe harbour with a pilot boat in attendance was now sounding her siren and searching the sea with her search- light. At 11.30 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out. There was a slight sea, a light south-easterly breeze was blowing, and the tide was ebbing.

The life-boat found the pilot motor boat Champion, with a crew of two, disabled and with a rope entangled in her propeller. She took her in tow to Ramsgate, arriving there at 11.59.— Rewards to the crew, etc., £6 17s. Qd..