Margate, Kent.—At 1.44 on the after- noon of the 10th of August, 1957, the coastguard passed on a report from the police that a boat had capsized off Grenham Bay and another boat, with two men on board was trying to tow her. There was a south-westerly gale, and the boats were being blown out to sea. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11} was launched at 1.55 in a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat made for the position and about one mile off West- gate shore came up with a waterlogged sailing skiff. There was nobody on board, and the life-boat continued to search, in company with a helicopter, until a wireless message was received that the boat with the two men on board was safely ashore. On her return to her station the life-boat towed the waterlogged sailing skiff Rabbit to Margate harbour, arriving there at 3.32. Because of the weather conditions the life-boat could not be rehoused immediately.—Rewards to the crew, £11 4,9.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 4.9..