At 12.45 P.M. on the 26th November, during a W.S.W. gale, a small vessel was se«n apparently in need of assistance, and as it was feared that she would be wrecked on the beach, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched to her assistance.

On reaching the boat she was found to be the motor-boat Konatsu, with two men on board. They reported that the petrol pipe was choked and that they did not know where they were. At the request of the man in charge, one of the Life-boat's crew was placed on board and the motor-boat was taken in tow to Harwich Harbour..