Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, the coastguards reported that a motor yacht was drifting out of control about five miles off Warden Point, one mile south of Red Sands Fort, and flying a flag from her fore- mast. The life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3, was launched at 3.35 in a very heavy sea, with a southerly wind of gale force blowing, and proceeded to Red Sands Forts.

Here she found nothing, but two miles north-east of Shivering Forts and a mile east of South Knob Buoy she found the motor yacht Santa Lucia, of Brussels. The yacht had been disabled by an engine breakdown, but her crew of two would not abandon her. A tow rope was put aboard and she was brought to Southend, arriving at 9.50 that night.—Rewards, £15 18s.