YACHT TAKEN EM TOW IN GALE Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 5.40 on the evening of the 23rd August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning a red flare a quarter of a mile south-southeast of Clacton pier. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 5.52 in a south-westerly gale and a rough sea.

It was nearly high water. The life-boat found the yacht Aslaug with four people on board two miles south-east of Clacton pier. Her mainsail was damaged and her engine had broken down. Because of the gale-force wind the coxswain decided to tow the yacht to Harwich harbour, which was reached at 8.57.

The life-boat remained at Harwich until the next day..