Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 4.56 on the afternoon of the 7th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a message re- ceived from the police that a yacht had capsized three quarters of a mile off Lee-over-Sand at St. Osyth beach, and that her two occupants were clinging to her. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 5.18 in a light west-north-westerly breeze and a slight sea. The tide was flooding. On reaching the position, the coxswain found that a small motor boat had put off from the shore, had rescued the yacht's crew of two, and had taken the yacht in tow.

The life-boat escorted the two boats ashore and then returned to her station, arriving at eight o'clock..