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The S.S. Dublin Bay

FEBRUARY 27TH. - WICKLOW. At 9.30 in the morning the Wicklow civic guard telephoned to the life-boat mechanic that a ship was ashore in Brittas Bay, about six miles south of Wicklow Head. An eastnorth- east gale was blowing, with very heavy seas and squalls of snow. Visibility was poor. The motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched at 9.45 and found the ship to be the S.S. Dublin Bay, of 495 tons, carrying a crew of seven, with her back broken. The life-boat went alongside and rescued the crew, some of whom were very exhausted. She was alongside for about half an hour, and all the time heavy seas were breaking over the wreck. She also encountered heavy seas on the return journey. She arrived back at 12.45 that afternoon. It was a fine service, and an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was made to each member of the crew. - Standard rewards to crew and helpers, £9 7s. ; additional rewards to crew, £8 ; total rewards, £17 7s..