BRITISH LIGHTSHIPS
RESULT OF RECENT SAVAGE ATTACKS
SPECIAL MEASURES
(British Official Wireless.)
(Received February 8, 11.10 a.m.)
RUGBY, February 7.
The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, asked in the House of Commons if in view of enemy air attacks upon defenceless lightships any steps were being taken to protect these vessels, said:— "Lightships have never heretofore been specially protected because they have always been regarded by civilised nations as outside the scope of hostilities and immune from attack. Consequently the lighthouse service has never assisted us in reporting enemy activity.
"In view of several recent savage and anarchic attacks by German aircraft upon lightships round the coast, and the murder of some of their crews, special measures will be taken to provide protection for this service, and where possible lightfloats will replace lightships in the outer positions."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 11
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