OCTOBER 26TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 2.13 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a sailing yacht had had her top mast carried away and appeared to be anchored three miles south-east of Hayling Island. A moderate south-easterly breeze was blowing.

There was a heavy swell. The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 2.30. She found that the yacht, which had five on board, was unable to make any headway in the swell.

She had broken her mast. Eventually her crew were able to rig a small sail and the lifeboat escorted her into Chichester harbour, arriving back at her station at 5.10. - Rewards, £13 11s. 6d..