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Havkvern

Humber, Yorkshire.—At 10.14 on the night of the 31st of May, 1956, the Spurn Point coastguard reported thatthe Norwegian trawler Havkvern had sent a message that she would be off Spurn lightvessel about three o'clock the next morning and that she wanted to land an injured man. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at two o'clock in a calm sea, with a gentle westerly breeze blowing and an ebbing tide. She came up with the Havkvern at 2.40, embarked the injured man and returned to Spurn, arriving at 6.5. Paid Permanent Crew. Ad- ditional rewards to the crew, £2 14s..