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Rosaline

Buckie, Banffshire. At 7.25 on the evening of the 19th of March, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel aground on the West Muck rocks, three quarters of a mile from Buckie harbour, was burning flares. The life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow was launched at 7.36 in a calm sea, with a light south-south- easterly breeze blowing and a flood tide. She found the motor boat Rosaline of Buckie with two men on board and took her in tow to harbour, arriving at 8.10. Rewards to the crew, £8 15s. ; reward to the helper on shore, 12s..