At 6.30 A.M. on 8th February, the steam trawler Johannesburg, of Scarborough, ran ashore on the north side of Filey Brigg. She had a crew of nine on board. Information was given by the Coastguard and the Filey Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched. When she reached the trawler the crew declined to leave her and the Life-boat returned at 9.15 A.M.

By 1 P.M. a strong northerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and the Life-boat went again. There were now on board the trawler, in addition to her crew, twenty-one local men who had gone out in their cobles but were unable to get off again. The men declined to leave so the Life-boat stood by, and sent a message asking for the Scarborough Motor Life-boat Herbert Joy II. to come out, as conditions were very bad and th,e trawler was in a dangerous position.

About 3 P.M. the men decided to leave the trawler and twenty-eight were, with very great difficulty and danger, owing to the rolling of the vessel, taken into the Filey Life-boat. When the Scarborough Motor Life-boat arrived the two men remaining on board were also taken off.

Shortly afterwards the Johannesburg was washed off the Brigg. The two members of the crew in the Scarborough Life- boat, together with two Life-boatmen, returned to the trawler. Her engineers were also put on board her from the Filey Life-boat, and the trawler, which was in danger of sinking at any moment, waa escorted to the Filey Sands by the Scar- borough Life-boat and there beached.

This was a smart service by the Filey Life-boat and a Letter of Appreciation was sent to the Branch.—Rewards : Filey, £31 15s. ; Scarborough, Property Salvage Case..