FISHING VESSEL ESCORTED IN NEAR GALE Whitby, Yorkshire. At 8.40 on the morning of the 12th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing vessel had broken down off Whitby harbour and that the motor fishing vessel Golden Hope was standing by her. It was low water and the weather was rapidly growing worse with a near gale blowing from the north-north-east. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 8.45 with the bowman in command.

There was a very rough sea and it was low water. The life-boat stood by the fishing coble Sea Fisher until her crew of two had repaired their engine, and then escorted her into harbour. The life-boat stood by the bar while four other fishing boats entered harbour. She finally reached her station at 12.15..