Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 11.43 on the morning of the 12th of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Blotto, of Felixstowe, was in dis- tress near Blacktail Spit buoy off Shoe- buryness. At noon the life-boat Greater London II, Civil Service No. 30 was launched. The sea was rough, a strong southerly breeze was blowing, and the tide was low. The motor vessel Adroity took off the yacht's crew of three, and at the request of the Adroity the life-boat took them on board. The life-boat then searched for the yacht, found her a quarter of a mile west of the buoy and towed her to Southend, reaching her station again at 2.35.—Property Salvage Case..