MAY 11TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 4.12 A.M.

the Great Yarmouth coastguard telephoned that the naval base wanted the life-boat to help with a R.A.F. launch which had goneaground, and the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 4.45 A.M. A N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea.

After searching for some time without success, the life-boat learned at 5.45 A.M. by wireless from the naval base that the launch was on the Caister Shoal. As the life-boat approached her she came afloat on the rising tide, but she was in a dangerous position, in the narrow channel between Barber Sand and Caister Shoal. The life-boat went alongside, found that the launch had lost her propellers, and towed her to Yarmouth, returning to her station at 8.55 A.M. - Rewards, £4 l6s. 6d.