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Queen

WEXFORD.—During a very strong breeze from the W. and a heavy sea, signals of distress were shown by the fishing smack Queen, of Arklow, which had stranded on the North side of the entrance to Wexford Harbour, at about 7 P.M. on the 29th of March. The No. 1 Life-boat Ethel Eveleen was at 'once launched, proceeded to the vessel, and found her nearly full of water.

After about an hour's baling and pumping, the Life-boat crew got nearly all the water out of her, and then running out an anchor, got her afloat, and took her into Coal Channel; She had a crew of three men..