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Macedonia and the Robert Stevenson

On the 4th August this Life-boat was again launched to the assistance of the brigs Macedonia, of Blyth, bound from Havana to Peterhead, and the Robert Stevenson, of Shields, from Archangel to London, which vessels, having been caught in a dangerous position on the lee side of the bay, were in peril of parting their cables if the then stormy weather increased in violence during the night. The crews of both vessels were safely landed for the night, while the brigs were temporarily abandoned..