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A Fishing Boat

FLARE SEEN Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. At 2.30 p.m. on 2yth December, 1964, the honorary secretary saw a flare being burnt from a small fishing boat at the approach to Dungarvan harbour. There was a strong north-easterly wind and a rough sea. It was three hours after high water. The life-boat John and Lucy Cardingley proceeded at 2.45 towing the boarding boat and came up with the fishing boat with one man aboard. He was suffering from exposure and was taken aboard the life-boat which returned to her station at 4.15..