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Golden Hind

YACHT TOWED IN Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

•—At 4.15 in the afternoon of the 7th of September, 1947, the coastguard reported the steamer St. Abbs Head, with a wherry yacht in tow. signalling for help outside the harbour. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched at 4.24 in a moderate south- easterly breeze with a moderate sea, and found the steamer about a mile oft the harbour entrance. The yacht was the Golden Hind, of Wroxham, with a crew of four. The life-boat took over the tow and brought her into harbour at 5.25.—Rewards, £13 12s. 6d.

A letter of appreciation and a dona- tion of £5 5s. were received from the owner of the Golden Hind..