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Albion, of Rostock

'Again, o>n the 19th November, this valu- able Life-boat did good service when she was launched during a gale from S.S.W., to the barque Albion, of Eostock, which had gone ashore at Kirkton Head, and was happily the means of rescuing the crew of 10 men. The. night was very dark, with heavy seas and rain, and much credit was due to the Life-boat men for the admirable manner in which they performed this ser- vice. The boat was taken afloat at half- past 9 o'clock oil the Sunday night, and sailed down to the wreck; a distance of about four milea. After taking off the shipwrecked crew, tlio vessel was left at 11*10 P.M., but in consequence of the strength of the ebb-tide, and the force of the wind, it was impossible then to pull the boat back to Peterhead, and she there- fore lauded the men at the harbour of Buchan Haven at about 1'40 A.M., after- wards returning to her station on the j dood-tide, about 8 A.M..