Falmouth, Cornwall. At 4.35 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen in the Helford river area. At 5.10,when the life-boat Crawford and Con- stance Conybeare slipped her moorings on the ebbing tide, there was a west- south-westerly gale blowing and the sea was rough. The life-boat found the yacht Beeleigh at the mouth of the Helford river. The yacht which had, four people on board, had dragged her anchor and her engines were out of action. The life-boat took the yacht, together with her small dinghy, which had broken away, in tow to Falmouth, She then returned to her station, arriving at 7.45..