Hastings, Sussex. At 3.38 on the afternoon of the 14th of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that an unknown vessel had broken down about three miles east of Rye Harbour. When the lifeboat M.T.C. was launched at 3.58 it was low water. There was a light westerly wind and there were fog patches. When the life-boat reached the position given, the vessel in distress was found to be the fishing boat Alethea Anne, which had dragged her anchor after her engine had failed. The life-boat towed the Alethea Anne, which had a crew of two, back to Rye Harbour and returned to her station at 8.45..