On the 2nd February it was blowing a whole E.N.E.

gale and a very heavy sea was running in the bay, endangering a large coble which had been left at anchor, and was then in broken water. As it was not safe for the fishermen to put off to her in one of their own boats they requested the Honorary Secretary to allow them to go off in the Life-boat Hollon the Third.

Permission was granted and the boat waialaunched at 9.40 A.M. and brought j the coble into safety..