JANUARY MEETING SOUTHAMPTON WATER, HAMPSHIRE. At 6.30 in the evening of the 11th of October, 1944, six cadets set off from Millbrook Pier in a dinghy for the training-ship Moyana, 200 yards away. A strong south-west wind was blowing. The sea was rough. When the dinghy was 100 yards out a sudden squall struck it, and it foundered. On board the Moyana the accident was seen by Mrs. A.

Monk, the purser. She had no experience of boats, except what she had picked up on board the Moyana, but at once, with the help of Cadet A. J. Gibbs, aged 16 1/2, she swung out and launched an open motor launch.

Not only was the wind squally and the sea rough, but night was coming on and the engine of the launch was untrustworthy. In spite of all this the two rescuers reached three of the cadets, and at great risk of injuring herself and of capsizing the launch, Mrs. Monk hauled them on board and salved the dinghy.

Two other boats had also put out at once to the rescue. One, an American launch, rescued the other three cadets. The other, a boat from a British landing-craft, was swamped immediately. - Rewards : to Mrs.

A. J. MONK, the Institution’s thanks inscribed on vellum and 15s. for damage to clothing ; to CADET A. J. GIBBS, a framed letter of appreciation.

EASTHAVEN, ANGUS. At 9.15 on the night of the 21st of November, 1944, the coastguard at Easthaven reported that a Barracuda aeroplane had crashed in the sea opposite the lookout post. A light west wind was blowing, with a moderate swell.

With some difficulty four men launched a rowing boat, which had been laid up for the winter. It was a dark, moonless night, but the men worked quickly and skilfully and rescued the pilot, uninjured, but suffering from shock and exposure. The Broughty Ferry life-boat was launched, but was not needed.- Rewards, £5. (See Broughty Ferry, “Accounts of Services by Life-boats,” 1944, page 45.).