Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 7th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a small yacht anchored half a mile south-east of the pier needed help, and at 2.5 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. The sea was rough, with a strong south-south-west wind blowing. The life-boat came up with the yacht Daddy, of Maldon. A man and a woman, who had hired the yacht for the day, were on board, the woman by now exhausted. The life- boat rescued both of them and towed the Daddy to Brightlingsea, arriving at 5.2. She waited there for the weather to improve and reached her station again at 10.45.—Rewards, £20 8s. 9d..