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An Aeroplane and B. S. Colling and Premier

Scarborough, Yorkshire. •—• At 11.10 A.M. on the 20th August the motor lifeboat Herbert Joy II was launched, as two cobles were at sea, and a strong N.W. breeze had got up, with a rough sea. Just as the life-boat was moving off a message was received from the coastguard that it had been reported that an aeroplane had come down in the North Bay. The life-boat searched the bay without finding anything, and learned by signal from shore that the aeroplane had got away safely. She then went about one and a half miles N.E., picked up the motor fishing coble B. S. Colling, and escorted her into harbour. Then she went two miles N.N.E., where she met the coble Premier, escorted her into harbour, and returned to her station at 1 P.M.— Rewards, £13 12s. 6d..