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A Fishing Coble

On the 21st December, during a sudden gale from the S.E., a fishing coble was seen j making for the shore. On reaching the bar ! the sea ran very heavy, and the other fisher- men, seeing the imminent danger their com- ! rades were in, immediately launched the i Holy Island life-boat Grace Darling, and with its assistance the coble and her crew of 2 men were brought safely into harbour.