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IT was then discovered that the Yessel ranned was the
drifter 'Comfort' and not he M.T.B.. V.A.Dover was informed of
the circumstances as far as I then knew than; I also informed
Jason and Javelin not with shortly afterwards, of diafton's
plight. On further questioning the two survivors of the
Comfort, it was ascertained that she had been picking up
survivors from the Wakeful, when and explosion threw
all on board into the water and disabled the Yessel. Three
men managed to scramble back again, of whom two got on board
Lydd and the other who was apparently badly wounded, went down
with the vessel when ahe was rammad.
I landed the troops at Ramsgate and returned to Dunkirk
by $ X route.
When off Nieuport Bank buay as 1700 a large number of
enemy aircraft started dive-bombing ships arriving and leaving,
paying particular attention to the hospital ship St.Julien
which had repeated attacks made on her.
I arriver off Bray at 1730 and sent boats inshore to
embark troops. I did not anchor but lay to off the beach. At
about 1745 andurgent call for assistance was received from 3.8.
clan Mee Allister which was on fire aft. I passed this to
Pangbourne who was just arriving, as I had already started
embarking troops. panghourne then went alongaide the burning
ship.
Embarkation was not such hampered as far as Lydd was
conserued by the almos incessant boubing assacks; but 16 was