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Avonbeg

— On the morning of the 21st December, 1933, the honorary secretary saw the local motor fishing boat Avonbeg ashore on the main, north of Arklow harbour.

She made signals of distress, and the motor life-boat John Taylor Card-well was launched at 8.20 A.M. A moderate south breeze was blowing, with a choppy and increasing sea. The life- boat anchored and veered down to the fishing boat, which passed her a tow- rope. The life-boat then towed the Avonbeg off, and took her and her crew of five safely into harbour. She arrived back at her station at 9.30 A.M.

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