TNA ADM 199 790

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H.M.B Excellent.
12 June.
Sir,
He
I have the honour to submit the following narrative
of events covering the period 2200 Wednesday 29th May
until the morning of saturday June 1st
In accordance with verbal orders, 9 sailed from
Portomouth in H.M.S' EXCELLENT'S A/A motor Boat
about 2200 May 29th. The following afternoon it
became necessary to put in to Dover owing to
insufficient fuel to proceed to Ramsqate. While
refuelling I received orders to remain at Dover.
about michight I got sailing orders to proceed
at once to BRAY DUNES to assist with the terrying
operations between the beach and waiting ships.
and went straight inshore. There was heavy sust
Early on Friday morning we arrived off BRAY
and many of the pulling boats which the soldiers
were manning from a jethy of abandoned army
transports appeared to be in difficulties. The
general idea was for the power boats to nun in just
clear of the suit, throw a line to the pulling boats
and then tow them out to the ships. One boat, heavily
laden with men in full equipment capsised just as it
we managed to recover one who revived after some
was reaching us. most of the men sank like stones treatment. but
While doing this our screws became foul In of spite
obstacle and rendered useless.
sunken the anchor and vain efferts by other boats, the strong
suit of and ebbing tide soon drove as aground.