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The Conningbeg Lightship

NOV. 26TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.

At 3.30 P.M. a telephone message was received that there was a sick man on the Conningbeg Lightship who had to be moved immediately to hospital, and that the Irish Lights tender was unable to take the man off. A W.N.W. gale was blowing with a very heavy breaking sea The motor lifeboat Ann Isabella Pyemont was launched at 4 P.M., and reached the lightship two hours later. She passed lines to thr lightship, and the lightship pumped oil on the seas. At the second attempt the life-boat got alongside and took the sick man off. She returned toher station at 8 P.M. A donation of £20 was sent by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.- Rewards, £36 16s. 6d..