Hastings, Sussex. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 13th August, 1961, news was received that the yacht Aimee-Leone was firing red flares about five hundred yards south-east of Hast- ings harbour. A fresh west-south- westerly wind was blowing with amoderate sea. At 5.25 at high water the life-boat M.T.C. was launched.

On reaching the Aimee-Leone she found that her crew of five were suffering from sea - sickness and exhaustion. Her skipper said they could sail no further.

The life-boat took the Aimee-Leone in tow after two of the life-boat's crew had been put on board to take charge of her.

After a long and difficult tow the life- boat brought the Aimee-Leone safely into Newhaven. Here the life-boat crew were given a meal by the Newhaven ladies' life-boat guild, and the life- boat then returned to her station, arriving at 3.40 in the morning..