Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 4.27 on the morning of the 12th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a message had been intercepted from an unknown vessel, stating : " Collision one mile Rough Tower." As a result the life-boat crew were alerted, and after a confirmatory message had been received that the collision had occurred near West Rocks the life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, put out at 5.15. It was later learnt that the two vessels which had collided were the tanker B.P.

Manager of London and the motor vessel Scarcity of London. The life-boat found that the tanker, although dam- aged, was able to continue on her passage, but that the Scarcity had been holed and was making water. The Scarcity's master decided to beach her at Shotley Spit, and the life-boat escorted her to the position and then returned to her station, arriving at 11.30. Rewards to the crew, £16 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £5 2s..