A dismasted yacht being seen off the North Foreland while a moderate gale was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 5th June, the Life-boat Frances Forbet Barton was launched at 5 P.M., and on reaching the vessel found she was the yawl Dorothy, of Southend. She was drifting towards the Lougnose rocks.

Some of the Life-boat men boarded her, with difficulty a tow rope was got on board, and she was towed clear of the broken water and was taken to Ramsgate.

There were two persons on board, and the master stated that a heavy sea breaking on the mainsail had caused the mast to go over the side of the vessel.