Scarborough, and Filey, Yorkshire.—At 6.10 in the evening of the 17th of January, 1949, the Scarborough coast- guard reported to the life-boat station that anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing coble Hilda which had left with a crew of three early that morning. The weather showed signs of getting bad, and at 6.45 the life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched. The west-north-west breeze was light, but the sea rough. The life- boat found the coble, with her engine broken down, making flares, nine miles to the east-south-east and took her in tow.

At 8.55 the Filey life-boat station was informed that flares could be seen five miles'east by north of Filey Brigg, and at 9.10 the life-boat The CuMe was launched. She found the Hilda in tow of the Scarborough life- boat, and then made a wide search, but found no other vessel in need of help. As it seemed almost certain that the flares had been the Hilda's she returned to her station. The Scar- borough life-boat reached Scarborough with the Hilda at 11.15, and the Filey life-boat reached Filey five minutes later.—Rewards: Scarborough, £2212s.; Filey, £16 17*..