Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 6.46 on the evening of the 8th of October, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a boat had reported that she was on the Red Sands and needed help. At 6.55 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched in a calm sea with a light north-easterly breeze blowing.

She found a R.A.F. Air Sea Rescue launch, with a crew of five, one and a half miles west of the Red Sands forts. The launch had refloated, but had damaged her propellers. The life-boat escorted her to Sheerness and reached her station again at 9.30.— Rewards, £11 15s..