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Pennard Castle

On the after- noon of the 9th November seven men in a small boat from the steam trawler Pennard Castle, of Swansea, who had come ashore during the afternoon, tried to get back to the trawler. A strong north gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and rain. Their first attempt was unsuccessful and they were driven back into the harbour. They made a second attempt and soon disappeared in the darkness. The life-boat station kept in touch with the trawler by means of morse, and when about an hour later the small boat had still not arrived, the pulling and sailing life-boat Elinor Roget was launched, at 7 P.M., to look for her. The life-boat found the small boat to leeward of the harbour, trying to make her way back to Clovelly, and escorted her to safety. •— Rewards, £35 16s. 6d..