Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.5 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a boat had been reported appar- ently in distress off the Cliff Hotel, Holland-on-Sea. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 12.20.

There was a slight sea, with a light westerly breeze blowing, and an ebbing tide. The life-boat came up with a capsized yacht two miles from Clacton pier, took one man aboard and righted the yacht. The other member of the crew had been picked up by another yacht. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 2.30.—Rewards to the crew, £8 8s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 19.?..