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Two Sailing Boats

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—At 6.40 on the evening of the 3rd of July, 1954, the life-boat Dunleary II had reached her station again after towing in the motor boat Phoenix. She then learnt that two sailing boats, each with a crew of two, had capsized one and a half miles off the harbour, and she immediately put to sea once more.There was a choppy sea, an ebb tide and a strong southerly breeze. The life-boat found that another boat had picked up the four people. They were all transferred to the life-boat, which then righted the boats and towed them to harbour, reaching her station again at 7.40. The owners of the boats made a gift to the life-boatmen.— Rewards, £6 17*. 6d..