Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 3rd of September, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the yacht Cloetta, of Burnham-on- Crouch, was aground four and a quarter miles south-east of Clacton pier. A later message reported the yacht to be bumping badJy. At 8.19 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. It was low water, and in a moderate swell with a gentle west- south-westerly breeze blowing, she reached the Cloetta. which had six men and two women on board. After some difficulty a rope was got aboard, and the yacht was towed off into deeper water. Two life-boatmen then went aboard with food and dry cloth- ing, and the life-boat towed the Cloetta to Brightlingsea, reaching her station again at 8.45.—Property Sal- vage Case..