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Velocity

PORTHDINLLAEN.—On the 24th March, during a heavy gale from the N., accompanied by snow showers, the schooner Velocity, of Nefyn, bound from Silloth to Nefyn, with coal, /while at anchor in Porthdinllaen Bay, was observed to show a signal of distress. The crew of the Life-boat George Moore were immediately assembled, and the boat was launched; she then succeeded in bringing the vessel's crew of 3 men safely to land.

The Life-boat crew afterwards remained up all the night on the look-out, in case their services might again be needed, as it was blowing a very heavy gale..