Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— 19th January, 1938. At 2.35 P.M. the motor fishing boat Heather, of Filey, was reported overdue, and as it was not known in which direction she might be, the honorary secretary sent out twelve men in three motor fishing.boats, in preference to the pulling and sailing life-boat, to search for her. A fresh N.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate to rather rough sea. The boats came back between 5 P.M. and 6 P.M.

without having sighted the Heather, refuelled, and went out again. This time one of them found her off Flamborough Head, coming home. She had not been in distress, but had been trying to recover her lines, which a trawler had cut. Meanwhile messages had been received at Flamborough from Filey that cobles had put out from there to look for the missing boat, but that their search had not been successful. It was decided to send out the Flamborough motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albino, Whitley, and she left at 6.15 P.M. About 7.30 P.M. newscame through that the Heather had got safely ashore and the life-boat was recalled, arriving at 8.45 P.M.—Rewards : Life-boat, £28 3s.; shoreboats, £14 8s., with £1 10s. for fuel used and £3 15s.

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