Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — At 10.40 on the morning of the 21st of July, 1957, the life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched to stand by during the Bristol Channel canoe race between Weston-super-Mare and Barry. In the early afternoon the weather deteriorated and there was a rough sea. A fresh north-westerly breeze was blowing and the tide was flooding. At 1.40 a canoe capsized and the life-boat rescued her crew of two and took the canoe on board.

An hour and a quarter later the crew of two of another canoe became ex- hausted and thev too were takenaboard the life-boat with their canoe.

All four men with their canoes were landed at Barry at 3.40. Shortly afterwards a message was received by radio-telephone that the yacht Audrey needed help three and a half miles south-east of Barry. The life-boat made for the position and found the Audrey with a crew of eight. Her engine had broken down, and the life- boat took her in tow, arriving at Barry at 4.50.—Rewards to the crew, £15 17*.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 17s..