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Espanola

Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.46 on the even- ing of the 21st of September, 1957, the Deal coastguard telephoned that a yacht was ashore on the Brake Sands.

The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out at 5.54 in a slight sea. A light south-westerly breeze was blowing and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the yacht Espanola with a crew of four and stood by her until she refloated. The life-boat reached her moorings at 7.18.—Rewards to the crew, etc., £6 10,?..