FEBRUARY 1ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 12.24 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen four miles south-west-by-west of Clacton pier, and half an hour later the motor lifeboat Edward Z. Dresden was launched. A strong south-south-west wind was blowing, with a rather rough sea. The life-boat found the auxiliary yacht Puffin, of Rochester, half a mile off Jaywick Beach, with a crew of three. Her engine had broken down, her pumps had failed, and her anchors had dragged. The life-boat rescued the crewone of the men falling into the sea, but being quickly pulled aboard - returned to Clacton and remained alongside the pier until day - light. She left again at 7.15, picked up the Puffin, towed her to Brightlingsea, and returned to her station at 3.45 that afternoon.

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