Whitby, Yorkshire, and Hartlepool, Durham.—In the early hours of the 12th March the Whitby motor fishing boats Pilot Me and Success put to sea. They were the only boats to go out, on account of the bad weather.

With the tide flowing the sea was rising fast, and became much too heavy for the boats to enter the harbour. In case they should attempt it, the Whitby motor life-boat Margaret Harker-Smith was launched in the harbour at 12.15 P.M. to be in readiness. A little later one boat was seen approaching. A warning rocket was fired, and she then turned north, and made for Hartlepool.

At 3.50 P.M. the coastguard reported to Hartlepool that two boats were preparing to come in. As the sea was exceptionally heavy in the bay the Hartlepool motor life-boat Elizabeth Newton was launched at 4 P.M. She escorted the two Whitby boats into harbour and returned to her station at 5.10 P.M. She had met very bad weather and three of her crew had received injuries, fortunately not very serious.—Rewards, Whitby, £4 13s. 6d ; Hartlepool, £10 19s. 9d..