Margate, Kent.—At 7.50 in the even- ing of the 24th of July, 1948, the coast- guard telephoned a message, received from a steamer through North Foreland Radio, that a sailing yacht wa's aground on Tongue Sands, four miles south-east of North-East Tongue Buoy. The motor life-boat Lord Southborough, Civil Service No. 1, was launched at 8.2 in a moderate south-easterly breeze. The sea was calm, with an occasional heavy swell. The life-boat found the sailing yacht Joass, of the Royal Naval Sailing Club, Chatham, with a crew of three. Her deck was awash, she had a heavy list, and each swell carried her further on to the sands. The low tide made it impossible for the life-boat to tow her off, so she passed a line to her and held her for nearly two hours until she refloated on the flood tide. It was then nearly midnight and at the request of the yacht's skipper the life-boat towed her into Ramsgate Harbour.

She then returned to her station at a quarter to six the following morning.

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