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Landing Craft (G)110

DECEMBER 24TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. About 1.45 in the afternoon information was received through the signal station that landing craft (G)110 had been in collision and was sinking near the gate vessel. The weather was foggy, with a light north-east wind and a smooth sea. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 1.57, and found the vessel near the Cleeness Buoy. She was in tow of H.M.T. Arlette, and had one hundred and twenty-five men on board. Escorted by the life-boat the landing craft (G)110 was towed into Grimsby Docks. The life-boat returned to her station, arriving at four o’clock.- Paid permanent crew..