AUGUST 18TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 5.48 in the evening a telephone message was received from Colwell that a yacht was flying distress signals half a mile north-east of North East Shingles Buoy. A strong west-south-west breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat S.G.E. was launched at six o’clock and found the sailing yacht, Skua, of Yarmouth, with her rudder carried away. She had three on board. The life-boat towed her into Yarmouth harbour at 7.10. The harbour master hailed the coxswain and told him that another yacht was in difficulties off Lymington Spit Buoy. The life-boat put out again at once and found the sailing yacht Duet, of Cowes, with two on board. She was dismasted.

A life-boatman went on board to help in hauling in the gear that was lying alongside from the broken mast, and at the request of the owner the life-boat towed the yacht into Yarmouth harbour. She returned to her station at 7.55 that evening. - Rewards, £16 1s. 6d..