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A Fishing Coble

Filey, Yorkshire, On the morning of the 19th September, 1961, the weather deteriorated rapidly and as there was a local fishing coble at sea it was decided to launch the life-boat The Isa andPenryn Milstedio escort her ashore.

The life-boat was launched at eleven o'clock in a fresh east-south-easterly wind and a moderate swell. It was one hour before high water. The life-boat found the coble off Flamborough Head and escorted her to the beach. She reached her station at 12.35..