The Humber, Yorkshire.—Just after seven o'clock in the evening of the 9th of August, 1948, the Withernsea coast- guard reported a small motor yacht in difficulties two miles south of Withern- sea, and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 7.15 in a light north-westerly wind with a slight sea. She found the yacht ashore and washing up in the breakers. She was the Phillip Rex, of Hull, and her crew of two had already managed to get ashore. The life-boat fired a line to them, and they fastened a rope to the yacht, by means of which the life- boat hauled her off and anchored her.

She then returned to her station, arriving half an hour after midnight.— Permanent Paid Crew..