Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain of the No. 1 life- boat reported that the motor pleasure launch Lady Margaret, of Middles- brough, had gone aground on the harbour bar. The tide was too low for the No. 1 life-boat to be launched, and the No. 2 harbour pulling life-boat Robert and Ellen Robson left her moor- ings at 11.40 The sea was rough, with a strong northerly breeze blowing, and the No. 1 life-boat crew stood by with ropes on the East Pier. The No. 2 life-boat passed ropes to the pier and ran out an anchor for the Lady Mar- garet. With the help of the men on the pier the launch was then hauled into the harbour, escorted by the life- boat. A second motor launch, the Georgina II, of Middlesbrough, then grounded on the bar, damaging her steering-gear. The No. 2 life-boat passed a rope across, and with the help of the men on the pier refloated her.

She escorted her to safety and then waited for the local motor launch Pandora B, which was lying off the harbour until the water was deep enough for her to cross the bar. When the tide had risen enough, a green signal flare was burnt to tell her she could enter, and the life-boat escorted her in and reached her station again at.