Exmouth, Devon. At 10.55 on the night of the 8th of July, 1958, the Beer coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Seaton police had reported a 14-feet motor boat adrift with engine trouble off the western beach. Her owner had swum ashore after dropping anchor, leaving his wife and one man on board, but when he landed he saw that the boat was drifting.

The life-boat Maria Noble was launched at 11.18 in a moderate sea. A moderate northerly wind was blowing and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the motor boat Sea Hawk four miles south-east of Sidmouth, towed her to Exmouth and reached her station at four o'clock on the morning of the 9th of July. Rewards to the crew, £9 12s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore. £9 8s..