RESCUE FROM BARGE IN GALE Clacton-on-Sea,Essex. At 10.32 on the night of the 7th March, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen four miles south of Clacton pier. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at eleven o'clock in a south-easterly gale and a very rough sea. It was one hour before high water. Two heavy seas broke over the life-boat as she was going down the slipway. The coxswain saw the red flares and found the barge Resourceful of Manningtree anchored, with heavy seas breaking over her, half a mile north-by-east of Swin Spit buoy. Her skipper decided to abandon ship as he thought it likely that the cable would part in the prevailing conditions. The coxswain made three runs to take off the crew, and the two men on board the barge were rescued at the third attempt. The life-boat then made for Brightlingsea, which she reached at 1.40, as conditions made it impossible for her to be rehoused at Clacton. She did not leturn to her station until two days later..