Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 21 st of September, 1953, the life-boat coxswain saw a yacht two and a half miles east-south- east of the pier which appeared to be in difficulties. At 1.35 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 put out in a very rough sea with a south- erly gale blowing. She found the motor yacht Bryter, of Benfleet, with one person on board, two miles to the east-south-east. The yacht was mak- ing very heavy weather, and the life- boat escorted her to Southend, reach- ing her station again at 2.10.— Rewards, £15 7s..