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The Motor Boat, Celia

NOVEMBER 23RD. - ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. At 7.10 at night a message was received from the signal station that anxiety was felt for the life-boat coxswain, who, with the bowman and five others, had left for Jethou at 12.20 that afternoon in the motor boat, Celia, but had not arrived. A southerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was very rough. The motor life-boat Queen Victoria was launched at 8.25, with the second coxswain in charge, and searched, but the weather was too bad for her to search the inner anchorages off Herm and she returned to her station at ten o’clock. She put out again at 7.15 next morning to continue the search, and eventually found the Celia, anchored on a lee shore off the west coast of Herm. Her engine had broken down. The life-boat escorted her to St. Peter Port and arrived back at her station at 10.15 that morning. - Rewards, £18 16s..