Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1954, the Sheerness police reported that a yacht was in distress off Minster. At 3.30 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched. The sea was very rough and a strong breeze was blowing from the south-west. The life-boat searched in a flood tide and found the yacht Scaup, of Gravesend, with a crew of three, a quarter of a mile west of the boom defence off Minster.

Her outboard engine was not powerful enough for such bad weather, and she was in a dangerous position. Her crew were wet and cold. The life-boat rescued them and towed the Scaup to Southend pier, arriving at 5.30.— Rewards, £14 5s..