On the 25th December, during stormy weather, the smack Castle, of Aberystwith, was totally wrecked at the mouth of the bar.

The Evelyn Wood life-boat went off and" placed 6 men on board to assist in saving the vessel if possible; but all attempts proved unsuccessful, and the life-boat afterwards went out again, and after three attempts succeeded in taking off 9 men and in bringing them ashore in safety. The life-boat's crew experienced great difficulty and danger in taking the men off, owing to the force of the heavy seas, and several of the oars were broken. The life-boat was reported to have behaved exceedingly well on the occasion..