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Agenora

DUNMORE, WATERFORD.—The Agenora, trawler, of Tenby, arrived off Dunmore, at 3 A.M. on the 8th December with her mainsail split during a gale of wind from the S.W. and an extremely rough sea. Being unable to enter the dock, she laid-to outside with both anchors down.

During the day the gale increased ; and at 12.30 P.M. she hoisted a signal of distress, whereupon the crew of the Henry Dodd Life-boat were summoned and the boat proceeded to the vessel and took off her crew of three men. Scarcely had this been done when the trawlerdragged her anchors and went ashore off the Wexford coast. The Life-boat was compelled to cast her anchor and lay to for over an hour during the fury of the gale, and then pulled in and landed all safely at 3.30 P.M..