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A Motor Fishing Vessel

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 28th of October, 1954, the film unit at Fishguard mak- ing the film Moby Dick reported that a dummy whale being used for the film had broken away from the tug towing it. The film unit asked if the life-boat would search for it. At 4.15 the life-boat White Star was launched in a rough sea, with a fresh south- westerly breeze blowing. She did not find the whale and reached her station again at seven o'clock. On the 23rd of September the life-boat had saved a motor fishing vessel being used by the film company and rescued her crew of twelve. The film company made a donation to the funds of the Institution on both occasions.—Re- wards, £9 6*..