Margate, Kent. At 11.25 on the morning of the 15th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was ashore near the South Margate buoy and needed help. At 11.38 the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. IT) was launched in a rough sea. A strong south-south-westerly wind was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life- boat found the yacht Straight Flush of Ramsgate with one man on board on the Hook Sands. She was bumping very heavily with seas breaking over her. The life-boat came within fifty yards of the yacht and a line was fired across to her. The yacht was then towed clear. When deep water was reached, it was decided to transfer the man to the life-boat, but in attempting to board her he slipped and fell over- board, but he was quickly recovered.

The yacht, whose steering was damaged, was again taken in tow after the bow- man had been put aboard her, and Margate was reached at 2.15. Rewards to the crew, £8 8s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 4s..