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Estella

FOUR RESCUED FROM SAILING DINGHY Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 8.25 on the morning of Sunday the 25th August, 1963, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that the s.s. Baltic Sun had reported a small boat in difficulties near the West Sunk buoy. The life-boat Edian Courtauld left her moorings at 8.50 in a moderate to fresh west-south-westerly breeze and a rough sea. It was two hours before low water. The life-boat found the sailing dinghy Estella with her mainsail torn and her outboard motor broken down. She had a crew of four. They were suffering from seasickness when they were taken on board the life-boat,where they were given food and drink. The dinghy was taken in tow to the Walton and Frinton yacht club. The life-boat returned to her moorings at 12.45..