Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 3rd of January, 1953, local fishermen reported that the motor fishing coble Enterprise II, of Whitby, was at sea in deteriorating weather, and at 9.30 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched.

There was a strong north-easterly breeze with a moderate sea, and the life-boat waited at the harbour bar.

The Enterprise II arrived at 11.30, and the life-boatmen gave her crew life-belts and escorted them in. Thelife-boat then stood by the bar again, escorted in the Galilee, Faith Star.

Success II, Lead Us and Pilot Me II, and reached her station again at 2.5— Rewards, £17 7*. Qd..