Dover, Kent. At 2.40 on the morning of the 18th of October, 1959, the eastern arm signal station reported that the Polish yacht Polonia was in difficul- ties in the Camber with ten men aboard.

The Dover Harbour Board tug Domin- ant had gone to her assistance and had asked for the help of the life-boat. At 2.58 the life-boat Southern Africa left her berth. The tide was half ebb, and a severe south-westerly gale was blowing.

The tug managed to get a tow line to the yacht while the life-boat re-moored several motor boats, which had broken adrift and were in the way of the tug as she tried to manoeuvre. The life-boat then berthed the yacht in the lee of the eastern arm. She reached her station at four o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £610s..