Swanage, Dorset. At 4.58 on the afternoon of the 4th of June, i960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a report that a boy was stranded on the cliffs at the north end of Ballard Down near Old Harry Rocks. Police and coastguardsmen had already gone to look for him and had asked for the help of the life-boat.

At 5.17 the life-boat R.L.P. was launched. She took a dinghy in tow.

It was two hours before high water, and the weather was fine with a calm sea.

On reaching the position the coxswain saw the youth some forty feet up a rocky islet, and it was apparent that the police and coastguard would not be able to reach him. The coxswain decided to send a party of four ashore in the dinghy with the second cox- swain in charge. After two unsuccess- ful attempts a line was fired by the second coxswain over the top of the rock and made fast. The boy was able to climb down the line to the beach. He had a companion with him, and the two boys, who had been looking for gulls' eggs, were ferried out to the life-boat in the dinghy. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 7.30. Rewards to the crew. £7 4s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore. £3 6s..