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Gael-na-Mara

JUNE 4TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO.

DUBLIN. Early in the afternoon information was received from the outgoing mail steamer Hibernia and the Coast Life-saving Service that a yacht was in distress some ten miles east of the Kish Light-vessel. The motor life-boat Dunleary II was launched at 1.10. A fresh south-easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough. The lifeboat found the sailing yacht Gael-na-Mara with five aboard. She was rolling heavily and her mast was broken and hanging over the side. The life-boat went to windward, pumped oil on the sea, and was able to take the yacht in tow. In that weather progress was slow, and the life-boat and yacht did not reach Dun Laoghaire until 7.30 that evening.

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