Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.10 on the morning of the 14th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a converted ship's boat had been aground all night alongside Barrow Deep lightvessel. Her crew had no petrol for their outboard motor, and there were no sails. As the light- vessel had taken her crew, which con- sisted of two women, aboard and it was low water, the life-boat Sir GodfreyBaring was not launched until 10.20.

She then made for the casualty on the flood tide. There was a gentle west- north-westerly breeze, and the sea was slight. The life-boat took the con- verted ship's boat in tow to a safe anchorage and then returned to her station, arriving at 4.15..