GALE IN CHANNEL
STEAMERS SEVERELY BATTERED. MOUNTAINOUS SEAS RUNNING. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, September 21. At Weymouth and Portland, where the gale was estimated at 80 miles per hour with mountainous seas running, battered vessels came limping to shelter every hour through the night. The Weymouth lifeboat fought its way to the small French ketch, Leone, which dragged her anchor and was drifting on to a reef, and aided by the searchlights of battleships , took off the crew. Although the .weather is still boisterous with further severe storms promised, yesterday’s violent gale moderated somewhat during the day. The Channel steamers on the Continental routes were considerably delayed and the Channel Islands services are suspended. Last night the Hythe lifeboat and the Dover tug, Lady Brassey, went to the assistance of the motor barge, Senator, which sent out a distress call, and the tug brought her safely into Dover. Several vessels were driven ashore during the day, although no lives were lost, and the heavy seas did much damage to the seaside resorts.
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Southland Times, Issue 21195, 23 September 1930, Page 7
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