Bridlington, and Flamborough, York- shire. At 5.20 on the evening of the 7th of December, 1958, the coastguard at Flamborough passed on to the honorary secretaries of the life-boat stations at Bridlington and Flam- borough a report from the Humber radio station. This was that the Dutch coaster Diennal had picked up the crew of four of a fishing boat which had broken down with engine trouble five miles south of Flamborough Head.

The crew of the Bridlington life-boat were alerted while further information was sought from Humber radio station, and the Flamborough honorary secre- tary was told that this had been done.

Half an hour later the coastguard told the Flamborough honorary secretary that the coaster Pass of Ballater had rescued the crew of four of another fishing boat four miles east of Flam- borough Head. The engines of this boat had also broken down.

At 6.15 the Flamborough life-boat Friendly Forester was launched, and as Humber radio station was unable to make contact with the Diennal, the Bridlington life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was also launched at seven o'clock to go to the position where the first fishing boat had been reported in trouble. There was a moderate swell with a moderate south-westerly wind blowing and poor visibility. The tide was ebbing. The Flamborough life- boat reached the Dutch coaster, which was towing the fishing boat Edith, and took the Edith's crew of four on board.

The coxswain put two of his crew aboard the Edith and took her in tow.

He then made for the last reported position of the Pass of Ballater.

The Bridlington life-boat also made for the Pass of -Ballater, whose position was given as five miles north of Flam- borough Head. Two rockets were fired from the Pass of Ballater, the second of which was seen by the crew of the Flamborough life-boat, which reached the coaster eight miles from Flam- borough Head. The crew of the second fishing boat, the Margaret Ann, were on board the coaster, and they were trans- ferred to the Flamborough life-boat.

The life-boat took the fishing boat in tow after two of the life-boat crew had been put aboard her. The eight fisher- men from the two boats were landed at Flamborough, and after mooring the boats the Flamborough life-boat re- turned to her station, arriving at 1.45 early in the morning of 8th of December.

The Bridlington life-boat reached her station at eleven o'clock on the night of the 7th of December. Rewards to the crew : Bridlington, £10 10s. ; Flam- borough, £17 10s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore : Bridlington, £5 ; Flamborough, £15 8s..