FISHING BOATS IN DANGER Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At about 1.80 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, with a southerly gale blowing, heavy seas and an ebbing tide, an open fishing coble and seven other fishing boats were seen outside the harbour and the motor life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at 2.15.

She made for the coble. A life-boat- man boarded her and life-belts were given to her crew. The gale was getting worse and the life-boat pumped oil on the heavy seas. She then escorted the eight fishing boats into harbour. Put- ting out again she escorted in a ninth and returned to her station at 6.35 that evening.—Rewards, £17'195..