Ramsgate, Kent.—At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 18th of July, 1957, the Deal coastguard telephoned to say a tanker was aground on the Goodwin Sands. At 3.45 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a moderate sea. There was a moderate south- westerly breeze blowing and it was high water. The life-boat came up with the tanker Adour, of Norway.

The coxswain put two members of the life-boat crew aboard her and stood by until the tanker refloated at 5.20. After the two members of the life-boat crew had returned and the tanker had gone on her way, the life- boat made for her station, arriving at 7.20.—Property Salvage Case.

Rewards to the helpers on shore, 10*..