Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 12.58 on the afternoon of the 20th of October, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht had capsized south of Clacton pier. At 1.10 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched in a rough sea.

There was a moderate south-westerly breeze and the tide was ebbing. Ten minutes later the life-boat reached the position and found that the crew of two of the yacht Starbeam II had been res- cued by another yacht. The life-boat towed the capsized yacht to Clacton, wWch was reached at 1.40. Rewards to the crew, £8 15s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 13s. 6d..