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The Jessie Ray

On the 13th March the Life-boat was again called out, a mounted messenger arriving at SAO P.M. and reporting a schooner in danger of running aground on the rocks. The Life-boat proceeded to her assistance and found she was the Jessie Ray, of Belfast, in ballast from Portaferry, bound for Maryport. She was anchored in a very dangerous position, and would inevitably have been carried on to the rocks if the wind increased, as there was a strong tide and ground swell, and that would probably have resulted in the loss of the vessel and her crew of three men. Accordingly three of the Life-boat men went on board, pointed out the danger, and assisted to get up her anchors, after which she was towed for two miles into a channel out of danger..