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Pilot Me and Glad Tidings

FEBRUARY 26TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At one in the afternoon the coastguard reported two cobles in difficulties a mile and a half to the south-east and unable to make the harbour. A north-east wind was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Frederick and Emma was launched at 1.30 and escorted in the coble Pilot Me.

Going out again she put a man aboard the coble Glad Tidings and escorted her in.

She arrived back at her station at 2.30.- Rewards, £7 12s..