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Sheenways

Ramsgate, Kent. At fHe o'clock on the afternoon of tk~ ^Oth of October, 1957, the DPS' coastguard telephoned to SP3' tiie police had reported red flares off Ramsgate harbour. At 5.3 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a slight sea. There was a light west-south-westerly breeze blowing andthe tide was flooding. The life-boat found the motor boat Sheenways, with a crew of four. Her engine had broken down but she was being towed by another motor boat. The life-boat escorted both boats to harbour and reached her moorings at 5.35. Re- ward to the crew, etc., £9 5s..