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Viking

BLOWN ASHORE Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 12.1 p.m.

on 6th June, 1964, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that one of the local pleasure boats had been blown ashore by the fresh south-easterly breeze and that others were in similar danger.

The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched at 12.8, two hours after low water, and escorted the pleasure boat Viking into harbour. The life-boat returned to the pleasure fleet to put some members of her crew aboard the remaining craft and stand by while these made harbour. The motor fishing vessel Doodle was similarly helped. The life-boat returned to her station at 1.30..