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The Pilchard Seine

The Pilchard Seine belonging to this Cove being en- dangered on the 10th October from want of proper mooring, and the weather being too rough for launching any ordinary boat, the Life-boat Western Commercial Traveller, was lent to its crew to enable them to take out an extra grapnel to the net, which principally belonged to them, and which contained a large quantity of fish. The Life-boat behaved very well in the heavy ground seas she had to en- counter..