Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.31 on the evening of the 20th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that an open boat with an out- board motor had broken down and was drifting about two miles off Jaywick.

The crew appeared to be attempting to restart the engine and the coastguard kept the boat under observation. At 7.33 a further message was received that the boat had gone aground five miles south-east of Clacton pier. At 7.50 the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched in a light north-west wind, a slight sea and an ebbing tide. As the light was failing, the help of a helicopter was requested to assist in the search, but in the meantime the life-boat found the motor cruiser Persaro II near Heaps buoy. She took the crew of two on board and towed the cabin cruiser to Clacton, arriving at 12.15 early the next morning..