Aldeburgh, Suffolk. At 7.49 a.m. on 25th August, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that a German ship had reported the auxiliary yacht Tarbaby was in distress fifteen miles north-east of the Sunk lightvessel.

At 8.20 the life-boat The Alfred and Patience Gottwald was launched. A gale was blowing from the west-north-west, the sea was rough and the tide was flooding. After a search the life-boat found the yacht broken down eight miles eastsouth- east of the Shipwash lightvessel.

The crew of two and their two children were rescued and the Tarbaby towed to Harwich. The life-boat returned to Aideburgh at 7.55 p.m. The owner of the Tarbaby made a gift to the life-boat crew..