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Squire, of Yarmouth

On the 10th March, 1867, the schooner Squire, of Yar- mouth, was observed making for the shore in a disabled state, a heavy gale blowing from E.N.E. at the time. -The North Briton life-boat was soon launched, and gal- lantly pulled through a very heavy sea to the rescue of the crew. The vessel struck the ground immediately on reaching the breakers, heeled over, and began to break up. The crew took to their own boat, and when picked up by the life-boat she was half full of water, and the poor fellows quite exhausted. Had it not been for the prompt arrival of the life-boat the boat must have been swamped, and the crew of 4 men lost..