Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At two o'clock on the morning of the llth of September, 1960, Lloyd's agent informed the honorary secretary that there was a sick man aboard the Swedish steamer Arnold Bratt, which would make for Yarmouth. At 6.39 a further message was received from the coastguard that the steamer had reached Yarmouth Roads. A light southerly wind was blowing with a slight sea. It was one hour before low water. At 6.45 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched with a doctor on board.

When she reached the Arnold Bratt the sick man was found to be in great pain and suffering from suspected appendic- itis. The life-boat brought the man ashore, where an ambulance was wait- ing. He was taken to hospital for an emergency operation. The life-boat re- turned to her station at 7.27. Rewards to the crew, £8; rewards to the helpers on shore, £5 8s..