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Irma Alice

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 2.16 on the afternoon of the 26th of September, 1954, the Gorleston coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Humber radio station that the trawler Irma Alice, of Ostend, was leaking and needed help. She was stated to be near the Newarp light- vessel. At 2.26 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched in a slight sea with a light south-westerly breeze blowing. She made for the trawler in an ebbing tide and found her at 4.21 one and a half miles north-west of the lightvessel. A tug and two other trawlers were with her, and the life-boat passed messages to the trawler from the tug and later put two men aboard to rig pumps. The life-boat then helped the tug to tow the Irma Alice to Yarmouth harbour, helped to secure her at Bollard Quay and returned to her station, arriving at eight o'clock.— Rewards, £11 16*..