Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.30 on the night of the 24th of September, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a boat was flashing an S O S signal north- west-by-west of the Barrow Deep lightvessel. At 8.58 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. There was a slight swell and a moderate south-west breeze, and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat found the 40- feet auxiliary yacht Johnnie-Belinda, with three women and three men on board, broken down near the Gun- fleet Sands. Her steering gear was defective, and she had lost some of her sails. She was in shallow water, but the life-boat passed a line on to her and took off the women. Two members of the life-boat crew boarded the yacht, which was then towed to deeper water. The life-boat later towed the yacht to Burnham and reached her station again at 11.30 on the 25th. The owner expressed his thanks.—Rewards to the crew, £27 Is.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £5 Us..