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Vanguard

CAISTER.—The fishing dandy Vanguard, of Great Yarmouth, returning to her port from the fishing grounds during a strong breeze from the E.N.E. and a heavy sea on the 19th September, went on the Barber Sand ; she got off, but afterwards stranded on the beach about a mile and a half S. of Caister. The No. 2 Life-boat Godsend was launched at 4 A.M., and on reaching the vessel, found one anchor had been laid out by her own boat, which was afterwards filled and lost. As the heavy seas were breaking over the vessel, the services of the Life-boat men were gladly accepted, and after a time she was got afloat and taken into Yarmouth harbour.

She carried a crew of eleven men..