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The Four Brothers

The ' Life-boat Martha was launched at | 5.30 P.M. to assist the salmon coble, The [ Four Brothers, which was in distress j opposite the village. The boat carried | three hands, who belonged to the Life-! boat crew. When the coble put to sea earlier in the day tho weather was fair, ; but a rough sea from the east increased during the day and the coble was in grave danger of being capsized. The Life-boat brought both the coble and her crew into safety, thereby averting a disaster as the sea was far too heavy for the boat to have attempted to come in without help..