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September 2nd 1965, Kennedy swam to ship in high seas. Newport, R.I. - Boat swain mate l/c Sam E. Harris, 26, of the U.S. coast Guard points to map to locate approximate position where he pulled Sen. Robert F. Kennedy aboard a small coast Guard Cutter in 20-foot seas and 40-mile-an-hour winds off the Massachusetts coast on Sunday. The cutter was dispatched to contact the Senator abroad the yacht Neris, when radio contact failed, to inform him of injury to hi daughter Kathleen. The waves were so high the cutter was unable to pull alongside. Kennedy, dived into the ocean and swam to the cutter. Harris was injured when the cutter slammed into a trough on the way back.