Ilfracombe, Devon.—About noon on the 4th of August, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in diffi- culties off Bull Point. Another yacht had tried to tow her but had failed to make headway and had cast off the tow and made for Ilfracombe. It was learnt from the owner of this yacht when he reached Ilfracombe that the yacht Spring Flower, of Bristol, with four people on board, which he had tried to tow, had broken down and had been drifting since 3.30. The life-boat Robert and Phemia Brown was launched at 12.55. There was a moderate sea, a light east-north- easterly breeze was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat took the Spring Flower in tow and reached her station at 3.30.—Rewards to the crew, £7 4s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £12 17s..