Margate, Kent.—At 6.35 on the even- ing of the 9th of July, 1957, the coast- guard telephoned that a cabin cruiser was ashore on the north-west corner | of Margate sands and that she had a 1 heavy list to port. At 6.43 the life- : boat North Foreland (Civil Service No.

11) was launched in a choppy sea.

There was a moderate westerly breeze blowing and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Albatross, of Sheerness, with one man on board. He had lost his bearing and asked the coxswain to stand by until the cabin cruiser refloated. With some advice from the coxswain the man succeeded in refloating the Albatross, and the life-boat escorted her to deeper water. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 9.45.—Rewards to the crew, £12 13.?.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 is..