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Two Fishing Cobles

FDey, Yorkshire. At 12.44 on the after- noon of the 6th of February, 1961, the coxswain decided in the absence of the honorary secretary to launch the life- boat as two fishing cobles were still at sea and the weather had deteriorated.

When the life-boat The Isa and Penryn Milstedwas launched at 12.50 there was a west-north-westerly gale with a rough sea, and it was low water. The life-boat reached the vessels at 2.18 and escorted them to Filey. She returned to her station at 4.40..