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Sea Clipper

Ramsgate, Kent. At 2.37 on the morning of the 12th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht in tow of the German steamer Helios, which was twenty-four miles east of Ramsgate, needed the help of a life-boat. At 3.21 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out in a moderate to rough sea. There was a moderate south-westerly wind, and the tide was ebbing. The life-boat met the German steamer twelve miles north-east of Sandettie lightvessel and took over the tow of the yacht Sea Clipper of London. The yacht's crew of three were taken on board the life- boat, which reached the harbour at 2.41. Property salvage case. Rewards to the helpers on shore, 10s..