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Cakbornne, of Mylor

AUGUST 30TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.

About 9.15 at night the coastguard reported flares a mile east of St.

Anthony. A moderate south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell. The motor life-boat Crawford and Constance. Conybeare was launched at 9.33 and found the motor launch Cakbornne, of Mylor, with her engine broken down and a capsized dinghy in tow.

She had on board seven people, two of them children. She took them off, put a life-boatman on board the launch, and righted the dinghy. She towed them both to Mylor Creek, landed the people there and returned to her station, arriving at midnight.- Rewards, £9 4s.