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Premier

Scarborough, Yorkshire. At five o'clock on the morning of the 4th ofNovember, 1957, the skipper of the large keel boat Brilliant Star reported on returning to harbour that the weather was worsening rapidly and the fishing coble Premier was still at sea. As a gale warning had been issued the life- boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest was launched at 5.10. There was a rough sea with a strong north-easterly breeze blowing. The life-boat came up with the Premier about five miles north-east of Scarborough and escorted her to har- bour. She arrived back at her station at 9.25. Rewards to the crew, £12 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £12 3s..