On the 3rd April when the fishing fleet were return- ing from fishing a nasty cross sea was running at the harbour entrance, caused by a strong easterly breeze which had been blowing, and the broken sea on the bar together with the ebb tide was very dangerous. The Life-boat Robert and Mary Ellis proceeded to the bar at 10 A.M. and escorted all the cobles in.

Several had very narrow escapes of being swamped, but happily all made the harbour without loss of life. The rocket apparatus was also in attendance during this service..