Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 12.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of September, 1957, the coxswain reported that two fishing cobles were at sea in very bad weather conditions. He had spoken to Flamborough coastguard, who had said that one of the cobles could be seen coming in to harbour but that there was no sign of the other. As the weather conditions were gradually becoming worse, the life-boat Friendly Forexter was launched at 12.45 in a rough sea. There was a strong east- erly wind blowing, with rain squalls, and the tide was flooding. As the life-boat was leaving the harbour she came up with the fishing coble Pro- rider, which was making for the north landing, and the coxswain asked her skipper if he had seen the second coble Margaret Ann. The skipperanswered that he had last seen the Margaret Ann five miles east of Flam- borough Head. The life-boat made for this position and the coble was seen making her way towards Flam- borough Head. The life-boat escorted the Margaret Ann to within half a mile of Flamborough Head, when her skipper suggested that it might be safer to make for Bridlington harbour.

The coxswain agreed, and the life-boat escorted the Margaret Ann into Brid- lington Bay. She then returned to her station, arriving at 3.10.—Rewards to the crew, £7 4s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £9..