Whitby, Yorkshire. — At 5.15 in the morning of the 13th of June, 1948, during a thick fog, information was re- ceived that a steamer was on the rocks to the south of the East Pier, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hep- worth was launched at 5.30. The northerly breeze was light, with a moderate sea. She found the s.s.

Cerne, of London, of 2,500 tons, loaded with coal for London, on the rocks four hundred yards east of the pier. The master asked for Lloyd's agent, and a fishing boat went ashore for him. The coxswain boarded the Cerne, at the master's request, and gave him advice, and the master asked the life-boat to stand by. On the arrival of Lloyd's agent the life-boat helped to pass ropes from the steamer to several fishing boats, and they pulled her clear on the rising tide. She was undamaged. As her help was no longer needed, the life-boat returned to her station, arriv- ing at 7.50.—Property Salvage Case..