Eastbourne, Sussex. At 1.7 on the afternoon of the llth of April, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small vessel was showing distress signals three miles north-east of Langney Point. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 1.30 in a rough sea. There was a strong north- easterly wind and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat reached the position and found the fishing boat Indian Summer with her trawl entangled in her propeller.

She had a crew of two. The life-boat took the fishing boat in tow, arriving at Eastbourne at 2.55. A letter of appreciation was received from theowner of the Indian Summer. Rewards to the crew, £8 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £9. 4s..