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A Sailing Boat

Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At noon on the 23rd of September, 1956, the Dun- dee harbour police reported that a small sailing boat with two men on board was aground on Naughton sand- bank to the west of Tay Bridge. At 12.35 the life-boat Mono, was launched in a smooth sea. There was a light east-north-easterly breeze and the tide was flooding. Visibility was about a mile and a half. The life-boat came up with the motor boat and took her in tow. When approaching Dundee harbour the boat cast off the tow and proceeded under her own power. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 2.20.—Rewards to the crew, £7; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2 9s..