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Rose of England (1)

Tees mouth, and Redcar, Yorkshire.— At 6.40 in the evening of the 23rd of May, 1948, the South Gare coastguard reported both to Teesmouth and Redcar that a rowing boat, with three boys on board, was in difficulties near broken water about half-way between Tees- mouth and Redcar. The Teesmouth motor life-boat J. W. Archer was launched at 7.10 and the Redcar motor life-boat Louise Polden at 7.40. The north-easterly breeze was light, but there was a heavy swell. Before the life-boats reached the boat, the Rose of England, she had drifted into the heavy breakers and capsized. One of the three boys scrambled ashore. The life-boats searched for the other two, but could not find them, and returnee1 to their stations, Teesmouth arriving a\ nine o'clock and Redcar at 9.25.— Rewards. Teesmouth, £11 13s.; Redcar, £8 17s..