Thames Coastguard  requested the lifeboat to launch to go to the aid of the 35' yacht "Enya", with two people on board, taking in water and sinking 4 miles north of Whitstable. 

The lifeboat came alongside the yacht and crewman Richard Curtis was put aboard. He assisted the occupants with bailing and pumping out the water, and the yacht began heading for Whitstable, escorted by the lifeboat.

An hour later the yacht was secured alongside in the harbour, and lifeboat crew members went aboard with a salvage pump to clear the remaining water.