DECEMBER 16TH. - TORBAY, DEVON.

At daylight the life-boat coxswain saw a yacht at anchor about half a mile from Preston Sands, Paignton. She was in an exposed position, and an east-north-east breeze was blowing, with heavy seas, but the yacht was not showing any signal of distress.

Later the Torquay harbour master reported that she needed help, and at 11.35 the motor life-boat George Shee was launched. She found that the yacht was the Harbinger, cruising from Burnham-on-Crouch to Cherbourg.

She was riding heavily to her anchor.

The life-boat helped her to weigh anchor and towed her into Torquay harbour. She reachrd her station again at two that afternoon.

The owner sent a donation to the Institution. - Rewards, £6..