DECEMBER 13TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.

At 4.20A.M. a telephone message was received from the naval authorities at Dover, through the Lade coastguard, that three of H.M. tank landing vessels were in difficulties.

The night was very dark, with a strong southerly wind blowing and a rough sea.

At 4.40 A.M. the position of the vessels was given, and twenty minutes later the motor life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched. About two miles north-east of Dungeness Lighthouse the life-boat found two of the vessels. Both were riding to anchors and the life-boat went alongside and spoke to them by megaphone saying she would remain by them until daylight. She found the third vessel five miles N.E. by N. of the lighthouse. At daybreak, three minesweepers came up to escort the vessels to harbour and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 8.30 A.M. - Rewards, £22 5s. 6d.