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Catrina

TOW FOR CATAMARAN IN NEAR GALE Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. At 2.3 on the afternoon of the 9th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor yacht appeared to be in difficulties northnorth- east of Fishguard. The life-boat Howard Marryat was launched at 2.19 in a near gale blowing from the southsouth- west and a rough sea. It was two hours before high water. The life-boat found the catamaran Catrina five miles north-north-east of Fishguard broken down with engine trouble. She had a crew of four. A line was connected, and the life-boat towed her into Fishguard harbour, reaching her station at 4.45..