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Rosemary (1)

Newhaven, Sussex. At 1.32 a.m. on I2th June, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt from the coastguard that an open fishing boat, Rosemary, with one man on board was seven hours overdue. The lifeboat Kathleen Mary was launched at 2.15 in thick fog. There was a south-westerly breeze and a smooth sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat found the Rosemary and took her in tow to the harbour. The Rosemary had been unable to find the harbour in the fog and had run out of petrol. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.10 a.m..