THRILLING RESCUE
SHIPWRECKED CREW
ROCKET LINE AND BREECHES BUOY
(Received 13th November, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 12th November. A thrilling rescue by means of a life line was accomplished in the early morning by the Newhaven Coastguards. . The Italian 3870-ton steamer Nimbo ran aground in a heavy gale between Brighton and Newhaven, and was seriously holed. Tremendous seas prevented the lifeboat from .approaching. The Coastguards fired a rocket line and found the mark the first time. Twenty-one of the crew were brought ashore by breeches buoys. The captain and eight remain aboard.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 117, 13 November 1929, Page 11
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91THRILLING RESCUE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 117, 13 November 1929, Page 11
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