Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 3rd February the coastguard telephoned that conditions at sea were very bad, and that all the local cobles, thirteen in number, were out. A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough sea.

Heavy snow was falling, and visibility was poor. The pulling and sailing life-boat Arthur R. Dawes was launched at 9.50 A.M., escorted the cobles into safety, and returned to her station at 1.15 P.M.—Rewards, £18 13s..