Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 17th of March, 1955, the local fish- ing boats Provider A, Pilot Me and Lead Us were at sea in a strong north- westerly wind and a heavy swell.

About ten o'clock it was learned that the Provider A was returning to the harbour, and at 10.8 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched to stand by at the bar. She escorted in the Provider A and Lead Us and then waited for the other boat. About an hour later the Pilot Me arrived, and the life-boat escorted her in, reaching her station again at 12.30.—Rewards.

£11 12s. 6d..