Cromer, Norfolk.—During the early part of the evening of the 23rd of Sep- tember, 1957, the weather was becom- ing steadily worse, and as there were several local fishing boats at sea the no. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg was launched at seven o'clock, with the second coxswain in command, in a rough sea. There was a moderate north-easterlv gale and it was high water. After a quarter of an hour the life-boat found the fishing boats Brit- annia V, of Cromer, skippered by the coxswain of the no. 1 life-boat, and Windsor Rose, of Sheringham. She escorted them to Cromer, where the sea was too rough to allow the crews of the fishing boats to land. The skipper of the Windsor Rose decided to make for Sheringham, and the crew of two of the Britannia V were taken on board the life-boat, which took the Britannia V in tow. The Sheringham life-boat crew were alerted, and the Cromer life-boat carried out a search for two other boats which were still at sea until it was reported that they had reached Great Yarmouth and Gorleston harbour safely. The life- boat herself made for this harbour, with the Britannia V in tow, arriving there at one o'clock early on the morning of the 24th of September.

She returned to her station three days later.—Rewards to the crew, £33 19s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, etc., £26 13s..