Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.26 in the afternoon of the 4th of February, 1952, the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched on exercise in a rough sea with a moderate north-north-west breeze blowing. At three o'clock she was four miles south-by-west of Clacton and there found the motor barge Delce, of London, with a crew of three.

She was drifting, with her engine broken down. At the request of her skipper the life-boat stood by. The Delce then anchored, but the anchor did not hold her, and the skipper asked the life-boat to take her in tow. This she did, brought the Delce to Brightlingsea, and then brought her engineer to Clacton. She reached her station again at 7.15 that night.—Property Salvage Case..