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Morning Star

MORE LOBSTER FISHERS IN DISTRESS Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—At about 1.15 in the afternoon of the 21st of August, 1947, the civic guard reported that the salmon yawl Morning Star, of Helvick, which had been lobster fishing, was in difficulties in Ardmore Bay, and drifting towards rocky cliffs. Accom- panied by Mr. P. J. Morrissey, the honorary secretary, the motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 1.25 in a strong east-south-east breeze and dtoppy sea. She found the yawl at Glencorran, only about twenty yards off a lee shore. One of her oars and two rowlock pi»s had been broken, and she had two anchors down. Her crew of three had been without food for twelve hours. The life-boat passed her a rope, and when her crew had weighed the anchor they were taken on board the life-boat and given cocoa, chocolate and biscuits. Then, with the yawl in tow, the life-boat made for Helvick Head and anchored off her station at 4.25 that afternoon.—Re- wards, £10 Ss..