Poole, Dorset. At 7.42 on the evening of the 27th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that the yacht Yarinya was aground on a bank in South Deep in Poole harbour and was making water. At eight o'clock the life-boat Thomas Kirk Wright was launched in a rough sea.

There was a strong south-easterly wind and a flood tide. While the life- boat was making for the Yarinya the auxiliary cutter Cossar was also seen to be aground. Her crew were taken on board and the vessel was left at anchor.

The life-boat then made for the Yarinya and found her with six people on board.

She towed her off the bank to a safe anchorage at Goathorn pier. She then returned to the Cossar and towed her to Parkstone Lake, where she was anchor- ed. The life-boat finally returned to her station at 10.45, when the Cossar's crew were landed. Rewards to the crew, £8 8s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 16s..