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Mousme

Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 12.23 early on the morning of the llth of July, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Beachy Head lighthouse that redflares had been seen three miles south- west of the lighthouse. At 12.51 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in a heavy swell. There was a light southerly breeze, and it was one hour before low water. The life- boat found the cabin cruiser Mousme, of London, seven, miles west-south- west of Beachy Head, with a man and two women on board. They were in some distress and their boat was in a dangerous position. Two life-boat- men went on board and passed a rope across, and the life-boat towed the boat to Newhaven, arriving at 5.10.— Property Salvage Case..