Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — About 3.45 on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was flying a distress signal near Holland Point. At 4.15 the life- boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched.

There was a moderate swell with a south-westerly breeze blowing. She saw a yacht which had lost her main- sail, passing the pier; but the yacht went on her way, using her engine. The life- boat then found the yacht Ingrid II, with a crew of two, aground at Holland Point, but could not get close to her.

She fired a line across, pulled her clear, and towed her to Brightlingsea, where she stayed until next day because of the weather. But at 1.52 that after- noon the coastguard reported a cabin cruiser apparently aground on East Barrow Sands. She had made no signals, but four of the life-boatmen, who had returned from Brightlingsea were sent back. They manned thelife-boat and left Brightlingsea at 4.10 in a rough sea and south-westerly breeze, finding the motor cru ser Thelas, with a crew of eight, two and a half miles north-north-west of the Mid-Barrow lightvessel. The life-boat stood by her until she refloated, escorted her to deep water and then made for Brightlingsea again, arriving at 9.30 that night. She stayed there until 5.30 on the morning of the 28th and reached her station again two hours later.—Rewards: 1st service, £25 4s.; 2nd service, £30 17*. 6d..