Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 1.39 on the afternoon of the 14th of April, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht two miles to the southward appeared to have broken down. The sails had been lowered, but she had a ball at the mast head and was drifting.

At 1.55 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched in a rough sea. A fresh east-north-east wind was blowing, and it was high water. The life-boat came up with the Sandling, of Norwich, which was bound from Pinmill to Gillingham with five members of the Leander Sea Scouts from Kingston- upon-Thamcs on board. Her engine had broken down, but the scouts had been able to restart it. The life-boat accompanied them to Brightlingsea.

-which they reached at 4.30, helped them to berth their yacht, and gave them dry clothing. The life-boat remained there for the night and was taken back to her station the next morning.—Rewards to the crew, £13 13s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, etc., £10 Is..