Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 4 A.M. on the 22nd April eight motor fishing boats went to sea in calm weather. Later on the wind rose considerably from the N.E., bringing a strong sea, accompanied by heavy showers of snow. As the harbour entrance would get more dangerous when the tide flowed, the motor life-boat Margaret Barker Smith was launched at 8 A.M. She went off and escorted into harbour the Endeavour and Noel. She was then moored at the fish quay. At 1.30 P.M. she went outagain, and, although two of the boats struck the ground, escorted safely in the Venus, Prosperity, Progress, Flying Spray, Success and Easter Morn. The life-boat returned to her station at 2 P.M.—Rewards, £5 9s..