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Arka

Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 11.44 on the morning of the 30th of August, 1954, the Carnoustie coastguard rang up to say that the motor fishing boat Arka, of Gydnia, which had a sick man on board, had run aground one and a half miles west-by-south of Buddon Ness. At 1.55 the life-boat Mona was launched. The sea was rough, and a strong westerly breeze was blowing. She made tor the Arka in a flood tide and found that the Arka's engineer had injured an eye.

The life-boat wirelessed for an ambu- lance to meet her at Broughty Ferry and landed the man there at 3.30.

The Arka refloated at high water.— Rewards, £6 19*. 6d..