Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 10.24 on the evening of the 8th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a bather had been cut off by the tide at Leigh-on-Sea and had boarded a boat anchored there. At 10.42 the life-boat, Greater London If, (Civil Service No. 30) was launched in a calm sea with a light south-westerly wind blowing and a flood tide. She made for the position and found a man and his wife aboard a yacht. Both were suffering badly from cramp. They were taken on board the life-boat, which reached her station at 12.10. When they came ashore they were taken to their home by police car. Rewards to the crew, £5 ; rewards to tt\e helpers on shore, £3 18s..