Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 7.14 p.m. on gth September, 1966, a fishing boat, apparently with engine trouble, was noticed approximately half a mile north north west of the Sunk lightvessel.

A further message reported that the boat was drifting and had requested assistance. The life-boat Edian Courtauld slipped her moorings at 7.55 in a light south south easterly wind and a choppy sea. It was one hour after high water.

In the meantime the Sunk pilot cutter had towed the fishing boat, an ex-naval pinnace named Julia Fisher, to the lightvessel and had moored her. The life-boat reached the lightvessel at 9.12, took the boat in tow and proceeded to Harwich where the Julia Fisher was moored. The life-boat returned to her station at 2.45 a.m. on loth September..