Dover, Kent. At 9.36 on the morn- ing of the 2nd of February, 1960, the coastguard told the coxswain that a boat was burning flares off Shakespeare cliff to the west of Dover. At 9.55 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a moderate south-westerly wind. Thesea was rough, and it was one hour after low water. The life-boat found the motor boat Kingfisher of Dover, being towed by another motor boat.

The Kingfisher's propeller was fouled and she was making water. The tow- rope soon parted, and the life-boat went alongside. The man aboard Kingfisher was transferred to the life- boat, which took the motor boat in tow. When she was within a hundred and fifty yards of the shore the King- fisher sank. The life-boat reached her station at 11.20. Rewards to the crew, £10 ; reward to the helper on shore, 5s..