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Whitelink Bay and Gamrie Bay

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the morning of the 24th June the coastguard at Kinnaird Head telephoned that two vessels were ashore near Cairnbulg. They were the steam drifters Whitelink Bay, of Fraserburgh, and Gamrie Bay, of Banff, which had run aground in a dense fog. A moderate N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a ground swell. The motor life-boat Lady Rothes was launched at 10 A.M., and stood by. When the tide flowed the life-boat helped the Whitelink Bay to refloat. It was then found that she was leaking. The life-boat escorted her into Fraserburgh, and saw to the safety of the Gamrie Bay, which had also refloated. She returned to her station at 2 P.M.—Rewards, £5 5s..