Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.45 p.m. on 4th July, 1965, a message was received that a fishing boat had broken down near Canvey Island, and at 2.10 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was launched. There was a moderate south-westerly wind, the sea was slight and the tide was four hours flood. The life-boat made a search and came up with the fishing boat Alice and Ella off Canvey Pier, with ten people on board. At the request of the skipper the life-boat towed the Alice and Ella to Leigh Bay, returning to her station at 445 P.m..