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A Dinghy (2)

ESCORT FOR DINGHY WITH CHILDREN ABOARD Cadgwith, Cornwall. At 3.30 on the afternoon of the 7th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a rubber dinghy with two youths and three small children on board might soon be in difficulties in the strong flood tide and gusty off-shore wind. The dinghy was a short distance east-south-east of the Lizard-Cadgwith life-boat station and shortly afterwards was lost to sight. At four o'clock the lifeboat Guide of Dunkirk was launched.

She reached the dinghy and escorted it to a safer position and then returned to her station, arriving at 4.45..