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Come On

DORNOCH FIRTH AND EMBO.—Signals of distress having been seen on the evening of the 20th January, the Life-boat Daisie was launched, and found the Come On, an open fishing-boat belonging to Gardenstown, Port of Banff, with a crew of six men, stranded on 8 bank at the entrance to Littleferry. Shortly after the Lifeboat arrived the boat came afloat, but was carried on to another bank of a stony nature, placing her in great danger of being knocked to pieces. With the help of the Life-boatmen she was, however, got out of danger, and as her crew were strangers to the locality and there were no lights to guide them, two of the Lifeboat's crew were put on board and piloted them safely to port. The wind was blowing from the S.W., snow was falling heavily, and there was a heavy swell on the banks where the boat stranded.