Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 1st of April, 1953.

the coastguard rang up to say that the Barrow Deep lightvessel had reported that a man in a cabin cruiser which had broken down, had made fast to the lightvessel. The man asked for the life-boat, and at 1.50 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched in a heavy swell, with a moderate south- westerly breeze blowing. She found the 61-feet cabin cruiser Francis M.

Dee tied up astern of the lightvessel and towed her to Brightlingsea, arriv- ing at eight in the evening. The life- boat stayed there for the, night and arrived back at her station at nine o'clock the next morning.—Property Salvage Case..