Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—During the morning of the 29th of March, 1952, the local motor pleasure vessel South- end Britannia parted her moorings in bad weather and was driven ashore a hundred yards east of the pier. The owner asked for the life-boat as no other boat was available, and at 11.20 the life-boat Greater London Civil Service No. 3 was launched. The sea was very heavy with a fresh north- easterly gale blowing and heavy snow.

The life-boat towed the Southend Britannia to safety and reached her station again at 2.5 that afternoon.— Property Salvage Case..