Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.30 on the evening of the 25th of August, 1957, the harbour authorities reported that a fishing vessel was anchored in a dangerous position about one mile outside the harbour. The life-boat Howard Marri/at was launched at 6.50 in a very rough sea. There was a strong wc.st - nortli - westerly breeze blowing and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat came up with the ketch Black Fox, of Brixham, which had seven people aboard, including a woman and four children, and found she was flying a grey blanket at the masthead as a distress signal. The crew of the ketch were in a weak state and the woman was injured, so two members of the life-boat crew were put aboard to assist. The life-boat towed the Black Fox to Fishguard harbour and arrived back at her station at 8.50.—Rewards to the crew, £6; re- wards to the helpers on shore, £2 12s..