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Corea

SWANSEA.— On the 10th February,during a strong gale from S.S.E., veering to S.W., with a very heavy sea, signals of distress were shown by the barque Corea, of Boston, U.S., which had stranded on the " Greengrounds " in Swansea Bay. The Life-boat Wolverhampton went to her assistance, and on arriving alongside found that she was striking heavily; her false keel had been beaten off, and she was dragging her anchors. The crew of thirteen men, and one woman, had proposed to leave in the ship's boats, but the boats were swamped and lost. On the arrival of the Life-boat, some of her crew went on board, and, with the assistance of a steam-tug which just then arrived, the barque was taken to Swansea..