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Victory

St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 7.30 on the evening of the 16th of April, 1959, the signal station reported that red and white flares had been seen about one mile south of the pier heads. The life-boat Euphrosyne Kendal left her moorings at 7.50 in a slight sea, with a moderate north-easterly wind blowing and a flood tide. She found the local fishing boat Victory with one man on board. The fishing boat had fouled her propeller and although anchored was drifting on to the rocks. The life-boat took her in tow to the harbour, arriving at 8.20. Rewards to the crew, £7 ; reward to the helper on shore, 12s..