Hastings, Sussex.—At 8.34 on the morning of the llth of September, 1957, the Fairlight coastguard tele- phoned to sav a cabin cruiser was burning flares off Fairlight look-out.

At 9.2 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched. There was a very rough sea and a fresh south-westerly gale was blowing. Visibility was poor. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Clar- inda, with three people on board. The Clarinda was making slow progress and asked to be escorted to Dover.

The life-boat did escort her for a time, but the Clarinda's engines broke down repeatedly, and the life-boat passed her a line and took her in tow. After breaking two lines the life-boat even- tually reached Dover at 3.50 with the Clarinda in tow. After refuelling she left Dover at 5.30 for her station, where she arrived at 11.50.—Rewards to the crew, £27 Is.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £33 7s..