TNA ADM 199 790

Reseur Juy Lady Brassey sund 2"June 1940
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Sir
I Frederich John Hopgood wasthe Master in charge of the tug Lady Brassey on Sunday June, we had been busy during the day pumping out the monis Isle was ordered to assist H. An Sulton Miger off the Admiralty his
N during these operations we received a segmal from the admiralty Rier signal station instructing us to leave ar once to the assistance 7 the Hospital ship Raris, near
Buay Dunmirm route X. We left Dorr at 8.Rm the weather finer clear, when nearing V. buay we nearly collided with a destroyer bothversels going astern also narrow escapes 7 running into other vessels. aeroplanes were overhead r bright lights continually flooting about pairs in the air near the line of route. Wepassed the Ramsgate Eug Fabia who hoiled that he could notfind te Peris r he proceeded on course towards Bamsgate. We am ontineed on our course r arrived И W. Buay about 12.15
Monday 3ʳᵈ cruised about hoping to see the Raris. about
15. am we sighted a craft that appeared to be stopped and n approaching we made it out to be the Raris about /. mile eastward of #W Buay. We steamed round close to her r hailed several times orgetting no reply considered Raris had been abandoned.
The vessel had a very heavy list to Starboard starboard xr side found the number on the butwarks just level r was setting down fest I went around the with the water r by the time I passed around the vessels portsider bach to the starboard side she had jone over another foot I then decided to remain 3/4 mile see the last of the Paris. The vissel such about am. I
Eastwards the W. Buoy in 14 foltows at returned 4.
reported of the particulars to the Peir V.A.D 8. am. of
Dres. arrived alongside PW.
K.H.M. Y.
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yours faithfully signed Tresday gune
F master

Statement of the S.S. Harcular
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Sir.
On Thursday the 6". 4 June. su left Ramegato about at 12.45 for duties on the Month Patrat
6n our way ant. we saw a ship maned the
S. Harcula. in deffeculties, a being tawed by the 1. Laga
Ka. gava, of Fabia
We, the S.Y. Vincia, went to the ship, of wes mediately engaged.
Wea passed and lawing howev abound X was made last on the S.S. Hancula part how. d by 13.25 4
une towing Full speed in company with the the ugo as 13.55 the tug Lady Brancy arrived, & he he was engaged of made fast - the "If Harcula
20ml quarter. cL assested in the tawing from the owns Channel to the n. Brake bands. where the lb grounded at 14.15 p in a sunking condition, meny to being mined in the Laway
Due to the prompt executance given by the ugs. I think we saved the its. Harcula from being a wreck in the Dawn Channel & a danger to navigation your a.V.Hails Chadianthy (Manto of ft Ymair