During a very light N.N.W. breeze, on the 10th February, the coble Robert and Mary, belonging to Whitby, came from Runs- wick to work her crab-pots at the back of Whitby rock. There was a heavy sea on the Bar and a very strong outset; the Rocket brigade therefore had a line and life-buoys stretched between the piers.- About 2.30 P.M. the coble made for the harbour, and as there was great risk to those on board, the Coxswain considered it ad- visable to launch the Life-boat Robert and Mary Ellis, more particularly as, should anything happen to the coble, the occupants would be driven outside the harbour and be out of reach of the life-buoys. After the Life-boat had started, the crew of the coble signalled to her to go to them. She accordingly did so and escorted the coble in..