AUGUST 17TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 7.20 in the morning the coastguard reported a sailing yacht flying distress signals three miles south-south-east of Bill Tower. A strong north-easterly breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat, Canadian Pacific, was launched at 7.30 and found the sailing racing yacht Ragna R., of London, with live on board. She was on passage from Dover to Lymington. Her sails were split and one of her crew was ill.

The owner asked the coxswain to tow them to the nearest port and the life-boat took them to Portsmouth, arriving there at 1.30 that afternoon. She arrived back at her station at 4.45. - Property salvage case..