DISTRESS SIGNAL At 8.33 a.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that a fishing vessel lying at anchor half a mile offshore appeared to be flying a distress signal. At 8.50, in moderate sea and wind conditions, with the wind from the south-south-west and the tide one hour before high water, the life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. At 9.19 the life-boat reported that she had taken in tow fishing smack no. MN4I and was making for Brightlingsea.

At 10.35 they reached Brightlingsea and found that the vessel's propeller was fouled by a trawl net. At 1.18 p.m.

the life-boat returned to the station..