Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. On the evening of the 8th of March, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat, which had left Newhaven for Shoreham Harbour at noon, had not arrived. At 10.30 the life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched. There was a slight sea, and a moderate northerly wind was blowing with heavy snow showers. The tide was flooding. The motor vessel Charles H. Mertz informed the life-boat by radio-telephone that she had found the auxiliary yacht Sampan off Peace- haven and had taken her in tow. The life-boat came up with the Charles H.

Mertz off Shoreham and took over the towing of the Sampan after embarking her crew of two. The life-boat reached her station at 1.15 the next morning.

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