Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— Early in the morning of the 23rd November, 1938, fourteen local fishing cobles put out from Filey. The wind got up suddenly, and at 7.15 a whole S. gale was blowing, with arough sea and torrential rain. The regular crew of the Filey life-boat was at sea, but a scratch crew was got and the pulling and sailing life-boat Thomas Masterman Hardy put out in case her help should be needed. As the cobles had gone in various directions a message was sent to Flamborough, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched at 8.40 A.M.

The Flamborough boat escorted in two cobles, and returned to her station at 1.15 P.M. The Filey boat helped the remainder in, and got back to her station at 1.20 P.M. A letter of appreciation was sent to the Filey crew by the Institution, and an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the crew.—Standard rewards to Filey crew, £12 7s.; additional rewards to crew, £6 10s.; total rewards, £22 12s.

Flamborough rewards, £15 17s. 6d..