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A relative of Northumberland heroine Grace Darling hopes to channel his distant ancestor in a global rowing competition. Adam ...
The coble is the working boat of the northeast of England ... Katrina Porteous lives on the coast of Northumberland and spent years with coble fishermen, learning their way and languages.
Northumberland is "winning in the Villages ... "They weren't like they have now, it was old coble style boats. I've never forgotten it, I was just absolutely stunned by it all." ...
he set off in his coble with his daughter. After an arduous and dangerous journey they reached the survivors, and Grace held the heavy boat steady while they were brought on board. Her part in the ...
Two fishermen whose boat sank off the Northumberland coast have been rescued following a search operation involving four RNLI lifeboats. The alarm was raised by the crew of another fishing boat ...
An illegal catch of lobsters ended up costing a Northumberland fishing boat skipper and owner more than £5,000. Owner Jimmie Dawson and skipper Mark Stephenson of the coble Endeavour BK241 ...
Once a familiar sight at every port, harbour and coastal village from the Humber to the Tweed, the ubiquitous coble was produced in prolific numbers by masters of the boat building trade.