Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 2.11 on the afternoon of the 3rd of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground a mile and three quarters north-west of the Mid-Barrow light- vessel. There was a moderate to fresh west-south-westerly wind and sea, and the tide was about half-ebb. At 2.25 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. She found the yacht Jethen, with four people on board, high and dry and lying on her beam ends. The skipper went over to the life-boat and discussed what was to be done whilethe yacht's crew put out a kedge anchor.

At nine o'clock the yacht refloated, and the life-boat escorted her to the mouth of the River Crouch. The crew of the Jethen thanked the life-boat crew very warmly for all the help given them, and the life-boat finally returned to her station at one o'clock early on the 4th of September. Rewards to the crew, £19 12s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £5 18s..