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A Small Sailing Dinghy

JULY 21ST. - FOWEY, CORNWALL. At 4.7 in the afternoon the Polruan coastguard telephoned that a small sailing dinghy, with two on board, had capsized near Punchy Cross, at the east side of the entrance to Fowey harbour. A fresh west-south-westerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. Eight minutes later the motor life-boat C.D.E.C.

put out and found that the two ladies who had been in the dinghy had already been helped ashore. The dinghy was damaged.

She towed it to Fowey, arriving at 5.30.

The ladies made a donation to the Institution.

- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d.