SEPTEMBER 20TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. About 5.45 in the afternoon the harbour master reported a yacht burning red flares in Yarmouth Roads. A strong north-westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat S.G.E. was launched at 6.5 and found the auxiliary yacht Diadem, of Southampton. She had dragged her anchors, collided with the west side of the pier and seriously damaged herself, but her crew of seven had scrambled up the pier.

Two men boarded her from the pier and made fast a line, and the life-boat began to tow her clear. At that moment a life-boatman was knocked overboard. He was quickly rescued.

The two men on the yacht then cut her anchor cables and the life-boat towed her seawards.

During a lull in the weather she brought her into harbour, and arrived back at her station at 7.15. - Property salvage case..