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A Small Boat

At 3.45 P.M., on the 25th April, the Coastguard reported that a small boat had capsized off Whitmore Bay, and two men were clinging to her. The Life-boat, John Wesley, was smartly launched, and, in tow of a tug, pro- ceeded to the capsized boat. She suc- ceeded in saving one of the men, who immediately became unconscious, but no trace could be found of the other man, who had already sunk. The Life- boat at once made for the shore and landed the man. She then returned and picked up the boat. There was a moderate W.N.W. gale blowing, with a heavy sea, at the time of the accident..