ESCORT FOR POLISH VESSEL IN NEAR GALE Holyhead, Anglesey. At 9.7 on the morning of the 13th December, 1962, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a resident of Trearddur Bay had reported a small vessel burning red flares a quarter of a mile off Penrhos Point and drifting ashore. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched at 9.14 in a strong north-north-westerly wind of near gale force and a very rough sea. It was two hours before high water. The life-boat found the motor vessel Pilica of Szczecin, Poland, with an engine defect. She escorted her to a safe anchorage in the bay and reached her station at 12.10. A helicopter also took off but was not needed..