THREE FISHING VESSELS ESCORTED OVER BAR Whitby, Yorkshire. At 12.48 on the afternoon of the 12th December, 1962, the coxswain telephoned the honorary secretary to report that three local fishing vessels were still at sea although the weather was rapidly deteriorating.

The honorary secretary agreed that the life-boat should launch to escort the vessels over the bar into harbour. At 12.50 the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched on a flooding tide. There was a gale blowing from the northnorth- west with sleet showers. The three fishing vessels were escorted safely into harbour. One broached to but she was brought under control again. The lifeboat returned to her station, arriving at 2.30..