Dover, Kent. At 11.30 on the night of the 19th of November, 1959, Lloyd's agent informed the honorary secretary that a lighter had broken adrift from the Dutch tug Titan. At 11.59 the life- boat Southern Africa left her moorings in a south-south-westerly gale. It was one hour before high water. The tug's crew informed the coxswain by radio- telephone that the tow had parted half a mile off the South Foreland, and the life-boat searched the area indicated but could not find the lighter. A message was then received from the signal station on the eastern arm that the lighter could be seen half a mile south-east of Dover. The life-boat made for this position and found the lighter with two men on board, who did not want to be taken off as a tug was coming out from Dover. The lighter anchored and the life-boat stood by until the tug arrived. She then returned to her station, arriving at 3.19. The owner of the tug made a gift to the life-boat crew. Rewards to the crew, £14 5s..