At 11.57 a-m- °n 2r>d September, 1966, information was received that the German ship Jane had the British yacht lolanthe in tow and was anxious to hand her over to the life-boat. The life-boat Edian Courtauld slipped her moorings at 12.49 p.m. in a gale force west south westerly wind and a rough sea. It was one hour before high water. She met the Jane and took over the tow. The German vessel then continued her passage. The lifeboat towed the lolanthe to Harwich, moored her in the harbour, and returned to her station at 9.10..