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A Canoe

Newhaven, Sussex. At 1.14 on the afternoon of the 10th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a canoe had capsized off Cuckmere. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 1.25 in a strong south-south-westerly breeze and a rough sea. It was high water. When the life-boat reached the area indicated two youths were found at the foot of the rocks, to which they had swum from the canoe. A line was fired to them, and they were hauled on board the life-boat by breeches buoy. The life-boat arrived back at her station at three o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £7 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 13s..