The motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 1.10 P.M. on the 21st May, as a telephone message had been received from Withernsea coastguard that the motor boat Withernsea Monster had broken down and was drifting, five miles east of the coastguard station.

The life-boat found that the motor boat had already been towed home by the motor fishing boat Melba, of Grimsby, and returned to her station at 4.45 P.M.

A few minutes later another message was received from Withernsea that two men in a rowing boat appeared to be in trouble. A squally W.N.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth.

The life-boat put out for the second time at 5.15 P.M., and found the rowing boat Ivy, of Tunstall, riding at anchor about one mile off Tunstall. The boat had no sails and the men were exhausted after trying, unsuccessfully, to row her in. The life-boat towed them to safety and reached her station again at 9.15 P.M.—Permanent crew; Rewards, 6*., and 155..