Filey, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 29th of November, 1950, the local fishing fleet was caught in a sud- den gale. Among those men at sea were several of the life-boat's crew.

At 10.53 the motor mechanic, with a scratch crew, put out in the life-boat The Cuttle, to meet the boats as they came into harbour. A moderate north- north-westerly gale was then blowing, with a rough sea and rain. One coble, the Catherine and Ann, had had its rudder smashed; so the life-boat went to her at once, got a rope aboard, took off the crew and towed the boat ashore.

The cobles Jean and Barbara, and Joan and Mary, were also escorted to safety before the life-boat returned ashore at 1.35 in the afternoon.—Rewards, £16..