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Teazer, of Goole

On the morning of the 20th March the Rosslare life-boat again went out to the rescue of the crew of the schooner Teazer, of Goole, which had struck on the North Bar. It was blowing a gale from the E.N.E., and there was a heavy sea on at the time. The life-boat proceeded to the vessel, and the men, when within hail, instructed the crew to get on the jibboom; bub this request was not attended to, and the tide going with great force in the contrary direc- tion to the sea, the life-boat was swept round broadside on, filling, and apparently being about to capsize several times. The crew pulled the boat a second time close to the vessel's jibboom, made a rope fast, and every exertion was used to rescue the shipwrecked crew; but they could not be induced to get on the jibboom, whence they might easily have been taken into the life- boat. The rope suddenly parted, and the boat was again swept away, and 5 of her crew refusing to peril their lives in any further attempts to save persons who apparently did not appreciate their efforts, she returned to the shore. A third attempt was however resolved upon, and the life- boat, with 5 fresh hands again went out in tow of the steam-tug Ruby ; and the tide having ceased running, the mate of the vessel was safely taken off—unhappily, how- ever, in the interval, the master, his wife, afemale servant, and 3 men had got into their own boat, which was almost immediately cap- sized, and they all unfortunately perished.