Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.15 on the morning of the 2nd of Septem- ber, 1957, the coastguard passed on a message from the Norwegian steamer Manx that a yacht was in difficulties about one mile west of the West Sunk buoy. The life-boat Edian Courtauld put out at 7.30 in a choppy sea. There was a light north-westerly breeze and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat found that the yacht Wild Duck, with a crew of two, was taking water fast.

She had lost her forestay and foresail and her engine had broken down.

The life-boat towed her to Harwich and arrived back at her station at 2.51.—Property Salvage Case..