Launched 21:23, Rehoused 00:15 LB was asked to stand by a 23′ sailing yacht aground on the Swallow Tail Bank. The LB found her on the east side of the Swin Spitway and escorted her into deep water. They then put a man aboard who checked the boat over prior to the LB escorting her to Burnham Yacht Harbour. There were no flares on board the…

Launched 21:50, Rehoused 00:25 Thames Coastguard telephoned the SHS to request that the LB should stand by a yacht, which was aground just beyond Shore Ends as she floated off. The SHS alerted a helmsman to assemble a crew of himself, one steady hand and a probationer to launch shortly before the yacht was due to float off. The LB crew checked that…

Launched 14:45, Rehoused 15:38 Both boats were launched in response to a report that a red canoe was floating upside down in the region of the Horse Shoal.  As the Atlantic had sighted the drifting boat and went to check it out, the D class was sent to put a crew member on the Lee shore to check whether a survivor might have drifted or swum…

Launched 14:38, Rehoused 17:10 A 75 launched in response to a Mayday from a powerboat drifting with failed engines.  The LB found the vessel just to the south of the Crouch Buoy and on ascertaining that the casualty had lost all electrical power, the LB towed her to Sutton’s…