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A Ship’s Boat (5)

DECEMBER 25TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.

At 11.50 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a boat could be seen drifting about 3 miles N.E. of the coastguard station. A moderate easterly wind was blowing, with a slight sea. At 1.20 P.M. the motor life-boat G.W. was launched, and found a large iron ship’s boat, about 30 ft. in length, floating keel up, and undamaged. With much trouble the life-boatmen righted her and towed her in. In her lockers they found a bundle of blankets, boxes of flares, a lamp,and a torch. There was also an oar, but no name and nothing by which she could be identified. The life-boat returned to her station at 8.30 P.M. - Property salvage case...