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Roger Bushell

Torbay, Devon.—At noon on the 6th of October, 1955, a local trawler company reported that their trawler Roger Bushell, of Brixham, which had a crew of eight, had lost her propeller and was drifting ten miles east-north-east of Berry Head. At one o'clock the life-boat George Shee put out. The sea was moderate, a gale was blowing from the north-west, and the tide was half ebb. The life-boat made for the position, came up with the Roger Bushell at 2.55, and towed her to Brixham, arriving at 6.30.—Property Salvage Case..