WHILE ON TRIALS Reserve life-boat. At n a.m. on i2th May, 1964, the reserve life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson put out from a ship- builders' yard at Rowhedge, Essex, in a light westerly breeze and a slight sea.

She was undergoing machinery trials after a period of storage, and the Hfe-boat district engineer, a motor mechanic and two employees of the shipbuilders formed her crew. About i| hours later a capsized dinghy was seen a quarter of a mile off shoer at Brightlingsea and as the life-boat was steered towards the dinghy it was seen that the sailing dinghy's helms- man, who had been the only occupant, was floating in the water about 50 yards from his boat. He was taken aboard the life- boat suffering from slight shock, but soon recovered and reboarded the sailing din- ghy, which the life-boat was towing up the river. At the request of the helmsman the dinghy was cast off near to a yacht club on the north bank, and the helmsman reached the shore safely. The life- boat continued her machinery trials and reached Rowhedge at 1.10 p.m.

ASKED FOR ESCORT Life-boat O.N. 44-001. The 44ft. steel life-boat O.N.44-ooi purchased from the United States Coast Guard was returning from an exercise off Appledore on ist June, 1964, with a Deputy Chairman of the Institution, Commander F. R. H. Swann, O.B.E., R.N.V.R., on board, when a yacht was seen to be anchored in what might have become a dangerous position off Appledore bar. The life-boat went alongside the yacht Shellin and her crew of two asked to be escorted into Apple- dore. Commander Swann and one of the crew of the life-boat were put aboard the yacht to help in recovering the anchor.

After a few minutes the yacht's engine failed and the life-boat took her in tow and secured her to a buoy at Appledore..