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May Fly

Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.28 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1959, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was unable to make Ramsgate harbour and was dragging her anchor and in danger of going ashore. Six minutes later the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis left her moorings in a rough sea. There was a moderate south-westerly wind and it was one hour after low water. The life- boat found the yacht May Fly with a crew of two. The yacht's engine had broken down and her main halyard had carried away. The life-boat took her in tow to Ramsgate harbour and reached her station at 4.2.7. Rewards to the crew, £10 ; rewards to the help- ers on shore, 10s..