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SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 23rd October a flash light was observed from a vessel ashore on the Knock Sands. The Herbert Ingram Life-boat was launched as soon as possible, the wind blowing a heavy gale from the S.SE. at the time, accompanied by a very heavy sea. The Life-boat filled three times, two of her oars were broken, and she was driven ashore about two miles south of her station. She was again got on her carriage and was taken by land abreast of the vessel and again launched, three extra men being sent in her to double-man the oars, and succeeded in bringing safely ashore the shipwrecked crew, consisting of ten men. The vessel proved to be the barque Lorn, of Hudiksval, Sweden, bound thence to Bilbao, with deals and boards..