Early on the morning of the 29th December the Staithes fishing cobles put out to the fishing grounds. The wind was light, but a strong easterly sea was running.

Later on the weather got very thick, and the sea got very much worse. The cobles were about seven miles off shore, and it was thought advisable to send out a life-boat. As the Staithes life-boat crew were all at sea, the Runswick motor life-boat Always Ready was launched at 9.15 A.M. She escorted the cobles safely into harbour, and arrived back at her station at 3 P.M.—• Rewards, £15 4?..