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A Coble

On the 13th March an open boat was seen in ex- treme danger a mile to seaward of New- biggin Point. A south-east gale was blow- ing at the time, and there was a heavy surf on the beach. The life-boat was quickly manned, and on reaching the boat, found that she was a coble belonging to Berwick-on- Tweed, and was proceeding from Hartlepool to that place, when she was caught in the storm. She was nearly full of water, and the three men who were in her had given themselves up for lost. The life-boat took them on board, and conveyed them in safety to Newbiggin, as also their boat. The life- boat is on Mr. PEAKE'S plan; she behaved extremely well on the occasion.