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Troop

Signals of distress having been shown by the ship Troop, of Liverpool, bound from Barrow for San Francisco with steel rails, the Fishguard No. 2 Life-boat, the Appin, put off at 8 A.M., on the 7th November, during a strong breeze from the N.N.E. and a rough sea. On reaching the vessel the master stated that he wished the Life-boat to remain by him some time, and that he was anxious to send ashore one of his crew, who had unfortunately met with a very severe accident two days previously by falling from the yard and breaking his thigh, and also four stowaways. Great difficulty was experienced in taking the wounded man into the Life-boat; but it was safely accomplished, and after taking the four stowaways on board the boat, returned to the shore and landed at Goodwiok..