Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1959, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that he had been keeping a converted ship's boat under observation for some time as she was anchored in broken water in a very dangerous position. The honorary secretary joined the coxswain and together they continued to keep a watch on the boat. No distress signals had been fired, but as it was feared that her crew were perhaps unaware of their danger it was decided to launch the life-boat Fifi and Charles at 4.30. There was a strong westerly wind, the sea was rough, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the boat with no one aboard and took her in tow to Knight- stone harbour, reaching her station at 6.50. It was learnt later that the crew had been taken off by a yacht. Re- wards to the crew, £11 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £8 6s..