Appledore, Devon. At 10.10 on the night of the 13th of February, 1958, the Westward Ho coastguard told the coxswain that the Dutch motor vessel Abgir was in a dangerous position and dragging her anchor at Down End.

After a consultation with the coast- guard, who had failed to attract the attention of the vessel by morse lamps, the life-boat Violet Armstrong put out at 11.20. There was a rough sea, a moderate south-westerly wind was blowing and the tide was flooding.

When the life-boat reached the Abgir she found the vessel was under way.

She escorted her into safe water and then helped her to a safe berth at Appledore, arriving there at 1.50.

Rewards to the crew, £9 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 2s..