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Pelagos, of Granton

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire. — The steam trawler Pelagos, of Granton, ran ashore on South Carr rocks in a dense fog on the morning of the llth July, while returning to Granton from the North Sea fishing grounds. A moderate east breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. The motor life-boat George and Sarah Strachan was launched at 9.30 A.M., and found the Pelagos on the rocks about three miles east ofNorth Berwick. She stood by until the trawler was refloated with the aid of a tug, and returned to her station at 4.15 P.M. She had been on service for nearly seven hours.—Rewards, £5..