Lee shore FOLLOWING A MESSAGE from HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Lowestoft lifeboat station at 1853 on Sunday, July 18, that a longshore boat was flying a distress signal close to a lee shore between Covehithe and Benacre Ness, the 47' Watson lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her moorings at 1905 and set course for the position of the casualty. Visibility was from three to four miles. The wind was moderate south easterly, increasing; the sea was moderate, the tide ebbing. On arrival at 1955 the lifeboat found the fishing vessel Caprice with nine people on board anchored about a quarter of a mile from the shore. The lifeboat put a towline aboard Caprice, pulled her clear and headed for Lowestoft.

At 2045, by pre-arrangement, the lifeboat passed the tow over to MV Sonia and returned to her station where she arrived and was re-moored at 2055..