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Squirrel

The Montrose No. 1 Life-boat Augustawas launched at 2 P.M. on the 19th March, during an E. wind and a sea which was breaking heavily on the bar, so as to be in readiness to render assistance to two small fishing boats, of Ferryden, which had gone out in the morning. One of the boats, the Squirrel, with four men on board, returned, and her crew were taken into the Life-boat and their vessel brought into safety; but the crew of the other boat would not risk entering Montrose, and therefore proceeded to Aibioath..