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Fosdyke Trader

Caister, Norfolk. At 4.10 on the morning of the 26th of January, 1958, the Great Yarmouth coastguard told the coxswain that the motor vessel Fosdyke Trader of Hull was aground on Caister shoal 400 yards west-north-west of Caister Elbow buoy. The life-boat Jose Neville was launched at 4.30 in a rough sea, with a strong south-south- easterly wind blowing and an ebb tide.

The life-boat reached the vessel a quarter of an hour later, and her master told the coxswain that he had had his engines going full astern for some time without results. At seven o'clock the life-boat laid out an anchor from the Fosdyke Trader, and by heaving on this the vessel refloated at 9.15. The life- boat accompanied her towards Yar- mouth Roads until her master stated he needed no further help. She then re- turned to her station, arriving at ten o'clock. Property Salvage Case..