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Eugenie

On the 12th October a vessel was reported to have ran on the Eamon roots.

The crew of the Life-boat Norbury were at once summoned, and at 6 A.M. the boat was on her way to the vessel, which was found to be the Norwegian barque Eugenie, laden with log - wood and manned by a crew of eleven hands. At the request of the master some of the Life-boat men boarded the ship, and with their help she was got off the rocks and was enabled to resume her voyage. A moderate S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was smooth, but the weather was thick..