^Walton and Frinton's lifeboat in action on a irvice to another yacht on 21 October 1990 sands to the south of the service on the i page.

The lifeboat had been launched at 0413 to i the Sheerness lifeboat, a helicopter and er craft which had been searching for the t Louisa, which had reported she was in ulties some five hours before.

Reaching the scene at first light the lifet carried out a pattern search for some r hours before locating the yacht and her oelderly occupants near the Maplin Sands.

She was taken in tow to nearby Bradwell, t shortly after leaving to return to her stai the lifeboat was diverted to the motor t Broadland Warrior which had suffered gine failure. The casualty was towed into hmarsh marina almost 15 hours after the at was first launched..