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Wear - Ashore at Hartlepool 1890

Northern Daily Mail, Monday, 20th January, 1890:
“Vessel ashore at Hartlepool. During Saturday night and yesterday, a strong south-westerly gale blew over the Hartlepools. About midnight on Saturday, the sloop Wear, of Scarborough, in endeavouring to find shelter in the Hartlepool Bay, was driven on to the rocks near Croft Beacon, but was towed off some hours afterwards and taken to harbour, apparently undamaged.

The S.S. Moggie hove in sight about noon yesterday, but owing to the force of the gale was driven dangerously near the Longscar Rocks. The steam tugs Salt and Steel, belonging to the North-Eastern Railway Company, went to her assistance and succeeded in towing her safely into the harbour.”

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