Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 7.14 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1958, the Foreland coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in a dangerous position in heavy seas half a mile south-west of Sandown pier. At 7.26 the life-boat Jessie Lumb was launched in a very rough sea. A fresh south-easterly gale was blowing, and it was high water.

The life-boat reached the yacht New Dawn of Emsworth and took off her crew of three. As the yacht would probably have capsized if she had been taken in tow, she was left anchored.

The life-boat returned to within hailing distance of her station when the coxswain was instructed to search for a yacht which was missing from H.M.S.

St. Vincent with two officers and two ratings on board. At 8.55 the coast- guard told the honorary secretary that the missing boat was the five-ton sloop Annette, which had left Portsmouth at four o'clock bound for Bembridge.

Shortly afterwards the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary that the sloop was not sheltering at Cowes or Wootton, and the search was continued.

It was unsuccessful, and the life-boat finally reached her station at 11.40. At 10.55 the next morning the coastguard reported that the Annette had arrived safely at Cowes. Rewards to the crew, £9. 12s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3. 5s..