Swanage, Dorset.—At 7.36 on the evening of 9th of October, 1957, the Studland coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen in the direction of Canford Cliffs. The life-boat R.L.P.

was launched at 8.1 in calm weather.

It was high water. The life-boat made for the position, and at 8.8 the Poole police reported that a boat was aground off Training Bank. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser William III and went alongside. The cabin cruiser had a crew of four, three of whom had gone ashore in a dinghy. As she was leaking badly the coxswain decided to tow her to a sandy beach in Studland Bay. The life-boat then returned to her station, with the remaining member of the cabin cruiser's crew on board, arriving at 10.10. Rewards to the crew, £10 10s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 8s..