Scaiborough, Yorkshire.—At 6.44 in the evening of the 5th of December, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that flares could be seen one mile north by east of Burniston, and the motor life- boat Herbert Joy II was lauriched at 6.55. The southerly breeze was mod- erate, but a rough sea was running.

The Hfe-boat found the local fishing coble Good Cheer one mile north-east of Burniston with her engine broken down. She had been at sea for sixteen hours and her crew of three were ex- hausted. The life-boat took her in tow and arrived back at her station at 9 o'clock.—Rewards, £14 14,9. 6d..