TNA ADM 199 790

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Reseur Juy Lady Brassey
sund 2"June 1940
412
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.
X
yours faithfully
signed Tresday gune
F master