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Eligug

St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At 3.30 in the afternoon, on the 23rd of April, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the police had passed on a message from Strumble Head that a boat was drifting in St. Bride's Bay. At 10.50 that night it was reported that she was the yacht Eligug, of Solva, which had last been seen off Point Castle about eight o'clock. Because of the weather, anxiety was felt for the safety of the owner and his two children, who were in the yacht. So, at 1.5 next morning the life-boat M.O.Y.E., on temporary duty at the station, was launched.

There was a rough sea with a moderate west-north-west gale blowing. With the help of a rocket fired by the coast- guard, she found the Eligug, anchored off the castle, and taking off the children, towed it to Solva harbour.

She reached her station again at 5.15.— Rewards, £10 18s..