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Kongo and Two Motor Fishing Vessels

YACHT AND TWO FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Bridlington, Yorkshire. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 3rd August 1962, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing yacht had been seen passing Spurn Point and heading north at 1.15. It was known that the yacht was expected at Bridlington about nine o'clock. There was a strong south-south-westerly wind with a rough sea. At nine o'clock the life-boat Tillie Morrison, SheffieldIIwas launched on an ebbing tide to meet and escort the yacht through the confused sea that was running in the harbour mouth. The life-boat met the yacht Kongo and escorted her to harbour. Later the lifeboat put out again and escorted two motor fishing vessels into harbour. As there was a danger that she might foul some salmon nets in the darkness, the life-boat remained overnight in the harbour and did not reach her station until 10.45 the next day..