Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 5.55 on the evening of the 10th of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a motor launch appeared to have broken down one mile south-east of the pier. One of her crew of three was waving an oar, and at 6.17 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 31} was launched. There was a rough sea, a moderate south-south-westerly gale was blowing and it was one hour before o low water. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Flamingo, of Leigh-on- Sea, two hundred yards north-east of West Shoebury buoy. The life-boat crew fired a line to her and took her in tow. They then rescued the three men on board her and brought the Flamingo in tow to Southend, arriving at 7.35.—Rewards to the crew, £9 12*.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 4s..