JULY 18TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.

As soon as the motor life-boat J. B.

Proudfoot, on temporary duty at the station, returned at 4.40 in the afternoon, after towing the boat Harriett into Brightlingsea, she heard, from the coastguard, of a sailing yacht in distress about six miles south by west of Clacton pier, and put out again at 4.43. A strong south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat found the sailing yacht Zem Zem, of London, a mile east of South Buxey Buoy. Her owner and another man were on board. On account of the heavy seas they had dropped anchor. In paying out the cable the owner had hurt his hand. Later he slipped his anchor and cable, intending to attempt to reach Burnham, but when the life-boat arrived he asked her for a tow. The life-boat took the Zem Zem to Burnham, arriving at 9.30 that evening, and left again at daylight for her station, which she reached at 7.15 next morning. - Property salvage case..