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Jane and Ann

SCARBOROUGH.—The flshing-coble Jane and Ann, of Scarborough, was making for the harbour in a strong gale on the 28th April and as it was clear that she would encounter considerable danger in coming in, the sea being very heavy, the Life-boat Queembury was launched at 8.50 A.M. to assist her. By that time she had brought up off the pier-head finding it impossible unaided to enter the harbour. With the help of the Life-boat men she was got into the harbour and attached to the pier, but the rope broke and she drifted out again into the broken water; another line was taken to her from the pier and she was successfully hauled againintothe harbour and securely moored.

She had a crew of four men on board..