Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 19th of October, 1952, the coastguard rang up to pass on a report from the North Foreland Radio Station. The station had received a wireless message from the motor fishing boat Monbretia, of Scarborough, which had broken down in a dangerous position and needed a | tow. At 3.45 the life-boat Sir Godfrey ] Baring was launched, with the second coxswain in charge. There was a heavy sea, with a strong easterly breeze blowing, and she found the Monbretia near South Buxey Buoy, with a crew of four. The Monbretia was near the sands and could not drop her anchor as she had no power to heave it. The life-boat towed her to Brightlingsea, arriving at eleven o'clock that night.

As the weather was too bad for the life-boat to be rehoused, she remained there until the morning of the 23rd, when she was taken back to her station.

—Property Salvage Case..