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The Screw Collier Ludworth

HASBOROUGH, NORFOLK.—On Sunday, the 2nd October, shortly before 5 o'clock in the morning, the screw collier Ludworth, of London, bound from Hartlepool to London, having sprung a leak, ran aground on Hasborough beach during a fresh gale from the E. by S. and a heavy sea. After an ineffectual attempt to reach the vessel by means of the Rocket Apparatus, the Life-boat EuddersfieU, stationed at Hasborough, put off and succeeded in safely landing eight of the crew. The remainder of the crew effected their escape in the ship's starboard Life-boat..