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A Fishing Boat

New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 1.34 p.m. on 8th September, 1965, a report was received that a boat had capsized between New Quay and Aberaeron. It was known that a small lobster boat was still at sea, although there was a strong northeasterly breeze and a very rough sea. It was low water. The life-boat St. Albans launched at 1.55 and after a short search found the lobster boat. It was not, and had not been, in difficulties. Evidently the men hauling their lobster pots into the small vessel, combined with the bad visibility owing to heavy rain, had given the appearance of a capsized boat. The fishing boat was escorted back to harbour and the life-boat returned to her station at 3.9 p.m..