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Fingall

— At 7 P.M. on the 28th March the ketch Fingall, of Montrose, which was anchored in the South Bay, showed a signal of distress and the motor Life-boat Alex- ander Tulloch responded to it. The I vessel had carried away one of her I cables and was in danger of being driven on to the rocks. At the request of the master the Life-boat took the ! crew of four men off, but considerable difficulty was encountered owing to the heavy sea running. As soon as the men had been taken on board, the Life-boat returned ashore, where she landed them at 8.30 P.M. The weather was very cold, and a wholo S.E. by E. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea..