Dover, Kent.—At 2.28 early on the morning of the 12th of July, 1957, the Lloyds signal station reported that a yacht was drifting off South Foreland.

At 2.40 the life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3). on temporary duty at the station, put out in a rough sea. There was a fresh south-westerly breeze blowing and the tide was ebb- ing. When the life-boat was off South Foreland a message was received from the St. Margaret's Bay coastguard that a large light had been seen flashing three miles north-east of St. Margaret's Bay. The life-boat went to this posi- tion and found the sailing yacht Gold Mist with one man on board. The yacht's main halyards were jammed and her rudder stock was broken.

The life-boat took her in tow. arriving at Dover at 5.30. The man who had been on board the yacht made a gift to the life-boat crew.—Rewards to the crew. etc.. £5 l.v..