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H.M. Barge Celtic

FEBRUARY 26TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. At ten o’clock in the morning the coastguard reported H.M. barge Celtic in difficulties, with a. damaged rudder, about two miles northeast of Berwick High Lighthouse. An eastnorth- east gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and squalls of sleet. The motor life-boat J. and W. was launched at 10.20, and on reaching the barge was asked to bring a sick man ashore. She landed him at noon. At one o’clock she returned to the Celtic, and half an hour later asked a drifter to take the barge in tow. She put one of her crew on board the drifter and passed a line from her to the barge. The drifter towed the barge into Berwick Harbour, with the life-boat in attendance, at four o’clock. The resident naval officer expressed appreciation of the good work done by the life-boat’s crew.- Rewards, £5 7s..