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The Landing Craft L.C.T.532

NOVEMBER 5TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 2.12 in the morning the coastguard reported that landing craft L.C.T.532 was signalling for help. Her tank had been damaged and she had no fuel. The naval authorities said that the local tug was out of action, and the motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched at 2.50. A south-west gale was blowing, with a heavy swell. At 3.55 she reached the landing craft seven miles to the south-southeast and stood by. At 7.15 a tug from Newhaven arrived and took the landing craft in tow. They made for Newhaven, with the life-boat in attendance, arriving at 10.59 that morning. The life-boat returned to Shoreham later in the day. - Rewards, £21 15s..