BembridgB, Isle of Wight—At 2.29 on the afternoon of the 25th of May, 195.7, 'the Foreland- coastguard tele- phoned that ; the > yacht Janis, of Bosham, was making little headway a mile and a half south-west of Ventnor pier but was not calling for help.

Twenty-four minutes later the honor- ary secretary asked the coastguard for further information, and he did so again at 3.15. Both times he was informed that the yacht was beginning to make some progress, and she eventually anchored fifty yards west of Ventnor pier at 4.21. Her owner later asked for the yacht, with her crew of three on board, to be towed to Bosham as she was dragging her anchor. The life-boat Jesse Lurnb was launched at 6.46 in a rough sea. There was a moderate north-easterly gale blowing and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat took the Janis in tow and reached Portsmouth harbour at 12.15 early the next morning. Be- cause of bad weather, which would have prevented the life-boat from rehousing, she returned to moorings at Cowes, arriving at four o'clock. Two days later she reached her station.— Rewards to the crew, £22 16*.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £6 5s..