A stormy westerly breeze was blowing in the early morning of the 27th January, and only three of the North Sunderland cobles ventured out, two or three from Beadnell being out.

During the forenoon the wind freshened until it blew a hurricane from W.N.W.

As it was evident that the North Sunderland craft intended to try and make the harbour the Life-boat. Forster Fawsett was launched to protect the men on board. With considerable diffi- culty and risk the cobles got in, one being nearly capsized between the piers.

The Life-boat then proceeded to one of the Beadnell boats named the Sea Nymph. If the wind had held she could not have got in but must have been blown out to sea. The wind however eased somewhat and the coble made the harbour at Beadnell safely, being attended by the Life-boat the whole way..