Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 15th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties about two miles off shore at Milford-on-Sea. There was a light north-easterly breeze with a slight sea, visibility was good, and it was ebb tide. At 1.24 the life-boat S.G.E. was launched. She found the dinghy ashore on Christchurch ledge with her engine out of action. The life-boat stood by until the dinghy refloated when her engine was restarted. The dinghy re- turned safely to Christchurch, and the life-boat reached her station at 4.20..