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Fraternite

On the 2nd August the dandy Fraternite, of Fecamp, whilst beating through the roads, collided with a steamer and was commencing to sink. Her crew took to their boat and were picked up by a shrimping boat and taken to Yarmouth. The Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat Leicester put off at 8.30, and with the assistance of the crew of another boat, succeeded by means of pumping and baling in taking the Fraternite into Yarmouth harbour, but she was nevertheless full of water when placed upon the hard..