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Westkust (2)

Scarborough, Flamborough, and Brid- lington, Yorkshire.—On the 9th of December, 1951, the Scarborough life- boat rescued the crew of ten of the Dutch motor vessel Westkust, and the Scarborough bowman lost his life.— Rewards, to FRANK DALTON, the bow- man, posthumously, and to COXSWAIN JOHN N. SHEADER and THOMAS J.

MAINPRIZE, the assistant motor mech- anic, bronze medals for gallantry; to coxswain and crew, £88 Os. 6d.

The Flamborough and Bridlington life-boats also went out.—Rewards, Flamborough, £57 5s.; Bridlington, £30 5s. A full account of this service appeared in the last number of The Life-boat..