NOVEMBER 17TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 8.15 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was making signals of distress off Blackwood Point, Brook. A fresh south-west gale was blowing, with heavy squalls and a heavy breaking sea. The motor life-boat Greater London (Civil Service No. 3), on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 9.5 She made a long search, but found nothing, and reached her station again at 3.10 that afternoon.

An increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was made to each member of the crew. - Standard rewards to crew and helpers, £6 ; additional rewards to crew, £3 10s.; total rewards, £9 10s..