Wbitby, and Scarborough, Yorkshire.— During the early morning of the 24th of March, 1951, the motor fishing boat, Lead Us, of Whitby, put out from Whitby with a crew of five. But the weather got worse and at 11.0 she was seen off Staithes making for home.

It was thought advisable for the Whitby life-boat to put out and escort her in; so at 11.35 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched in a rough sea with a strong northerly breeze blowing. She stood by in the inner harbour; but the Lead Us wire- lessed that she was making for Scar- borough. The life-boat therefore re- turned to her station, arriving at 1.20 in the afternoon. The Whitby coast- guard then informed the Scarborough coastguard, who telephoned the Scar- borough life-boat authorities at 12.51.

At 1.35 the life-boat E.C.J.R. was launched. She came up with the Lead Us two and a half miles north- north-east of Castle Hill and escorted her to Scarborough harbour. At 2.30 she reached her station again.—Re- wards, Whitby, £9 12*.; Scarborough, £11 9s..