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The S.S. Richmond Queen

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 19th of May, 1955, Lloyd's agent asked if the life-boat would put out to the S.S. Richmond Queen and land four men and the skipper's wife from the S.S. Zor, of Istanbul, whom the Richmond Queen had rescued when the Zor had sunk. One of the rescued men was injured. At 2.3 the life-boat Louise Stephens was launched, with a doctor on board, and made for the steamer in a moderate sea with a moderate north-westerly breeze blow- ing. She came up with her in Yar- mouth Roads, took the five people on board, and landed them at 3.5. TheWells and Sheringham life-boats rescued the other nine members of the Zors crew.—Rewards to the crew, £9; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 5s..