Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 12.16 early on the morning of the llth of February, 1955, the Flamborough Head coastguard telephoned that the motor vessel Friargate, of Hull, had wirelessed that she had run on the rocks at Flam- borough Head. At 12.40 the life-boat Friendly Forester was launched in a very heavy sea with a northerly gale blowing.

It was low water.

The life-boat made for the position in heavy snow showers and found the Friargate being pounded by heavy seas.

The coxswain spoke her by radio tele- phone, and the master replied that the coastguard Life-saving Apparatus com- pany had got a line aboard from the shore. Seas were breaking completely over the Friargate, but the coastguard took the master and his crew of four ashore by breeches buoy and signalled the life-boat that they had done so.

Because of the weather the life-boat then made for Bridlington, arriving at 3.40, The master later asked if the life-boat would take him and two of his crew back to their ship, and at 4.15 the life-boat embarked them and put to sea again. She found that the Friargate had moved on the rising tide, and this made it easier for the life-boat to come alongside. She put the master, his two men and three members of the life-boat crew on board, and the vessel's main engines were started.

The life-boat took the Friargate in tow, and with help from the Friargate's engines pulled her clear of the rocks.

It was then discovered that the Friar- gate was making water and that her steering gear had jammed. She started to drift, but a tug arrived and towed her to Bridlington, escorted by the life- boat. They arrived at Bridlington at noon. The life-boat remained there be- cause of the weather and was taken back to her station on the 14th.—Pro- perty Salvage Case..