Harwich, Essex - At 11.4 a.m. on 28th September, 1969, it was learnt that a yacht was in difficulties 500 yards off the Sunk light vessel.

The crew of the light vessel had floated a line to the yacht and this had been secured. Unfortunately weather conditions made it impossible to draw the yacht closer. At 11.10 the life-boat Margaret Graham slipped her moorings in a strong south westerly wind with a rough sea.

It was three hours before high water.

At 12.30 she came up with the yacht Jacaranda, with a crew of two aboard, and passed another line. At 12.47, in rough conditions, she took her in tow to Harwich town quay.

The life-boat returned to her station at 2.55..