AUGUST 23RD. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.

In the morning a strong N.N.E. wind was blowing, with a very heavy sea outside the bay. Six fishing cobles were at sea, and it was feared that they would be in danger. At 9.55 A.M., permission having been given by the naval authorities, the motor life-boat Augustus and Laura was launched.

with much difficulty owing to the state of the tide and the heavy sea on the beach.

Some of the launchers were women. Meanwhile two of the cobles had returned safely and had been beached. The life-boat put out to meet the others, and escorted two of them in. She then went out again and found the third coble, George and Margaret, with a broken rudder. She had three men on board.

The life-boat towed her in, put out for the third time, and escorted the fourth coblehome, returning to her station at 12.15 P.M.

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