Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 9.30 in the morning of the 29th of November, 1947, the Runswick life-boat station telephoned that the motor fishing vessel Venus, of Whitby, had broken down oft Staithes and needed help. She was reported to be under sail but drifting to leeward. At 1.55 the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched in a strong north-easterly breeze with a rough sea running, and found the Venus off Sandsend in tow of the motor fishing vessel Galilee, making for Whitby. The life-boat accompanied them. When they were only a hundred yards off the harbour the tow-line parted. The life-boat immediately went alongside the Venus, got another rope to her, and towed her into the harbour.

She arrived back at her station at 1.10 that afternoon.—-Rewards, £8 4s..