JULY 30TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.

At 5.20 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a sailing yacht making heavy weather. Thirty-five minutes later they reported that she appeared to be showing a distress signal. A strong south-west breeze was blowing and the sea was very rough.

The motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 6.15 and, two miles to the south-east of Clacton pier, found the yacht Coya, of Greenock, with four on board. Her rudder had been unshipped by the heavy seas. The lifeboat towed her to Harwich, arriving at 9.10 that evening. Owing to the heavy weather she remained at Harwich until next morning, when she left for her station, arriving there at 7.10. - Property salvage case..