LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Advanced search

Fishing Cobles

STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the morning of the 7th December the weather, which had been wild during the night, calmed down, and at 9 o'clock the fishingcobles proceeded to sea. About 10 o'clock, however, the wind suddenly rose and veered to N.E., and in a short time there was a thorough storm on, accompanied by a heavy sea. The coxswain of the Life-boat, seeing that the landing of the boats would be attended by great danger, launched the Life-boat Wine/ride Mary Eopps, and convoyed twenty of the cobles safely ashore, the only casualty being the loss of some of the fishing lines. Three of the boats were filled by the heavy seas in coming in, and were in great danger..