Sheringham, Norfolk.—-At six o'clock on the evening of the 29th of July, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in need of help a quarter of a mile south-east of Sheringham.

At 6.22 the life-boat Foresters Cen- tenary was launched in a heavy ground swell. There was a light northerly breeze blowing and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the motor yacht Vanessa, of Rochester, with two men and a woman on board.

Her anchor chain had fouled in the winch and her rudder was broken.

She was also leaking badly. The life- boat veered in on her anchor and cast a rope aboard her. As the Vanessa's crew were completely ex- hausted the coxswain put three of his crew aboard to continue with baling, and the yacht was taken in tow to Great Yarmouth. After about five miles the water was gaining in the yacht and the coxswain put two more of his crew aboard. When Gorleston was reached three of the Gorleston crew helped with the baling until the Vanessa was safely beached at Gorles- ton Brush at 2.30 on the morning of the 30th of July. On her return passage to her station the Sheringham life-boat found the local fishing boat Boy Charlie with a crew of three, drifting with the tide three miles north of Hemsby. The fishing boat's engine had broken down, and the life-boat towed her to Hemsby. The life-boat then continued her passage to Sheringham. arriving at 7.15 in the evening. The master of the Vanessa sent a letter of appreciation to the Institution.—Rewards to the crew, £52 135.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £23 13*..