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Fishing Cobles

CULLERCOATS.—On the morning of the 9th October a heavy sea rose up, and as several cobles had gone out early, some fishing and some piloting, it was feared that some accident might occur to them in coming in over the bar. The Life-boat Palmerston was therefore launched, and accompanied each of the boats, as they arrived, safely over the bar. In two instances the danger was considered to be so great that the crews were taken into the Life-boat, and the cobles were towed ashore. These services occupied some hours, and the Life-boatmen being exhausted by the repeated rowing about in the heavy sea, a fresh crew were taken in the boat, when she again went out and took the crew of another coble on board, and towed the boat safely ashore. Fourteen boats in all were thus assisted by the Life-boat, and eleven men of their crews were taken on board her..