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A Ship's Life-Boat and a Motor Boat

TWO BOATS MISSING Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 4.40 a.m. on 3ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two boats, a ship's life-boat in tow of a boat powered by a small outboard motor, were missing on a voyage from Ramsey to Castletown. There was a light variable wind with a smooth sea. It was two hours before high water. The life-boat R. A.

Colby Cubbin No. 2 left at 5.15 and found both boats drifting off Langness. She towed them into Castletown and returned to her station at 7 a.m..