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Winifred

Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.17 on the morning of the 6th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties off Beachy Head. At 9.36 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in a very rough sea. A south-westerly wind of nearly gale force was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the motor yacht Winifred, which had a crew of five, with her engines broken down. She took her in tow to New-haven harbour and returned to her station at 2.45. Rewards to the crew, £10 17s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £15 14s..