COBLE TAKEN IN TOW TO HARBOUR Filey, Yorkshire. At nine o'clock on the morning of the 29th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that ten local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather.

Only four regular life-boat crew members were ashore, but a full crew were soon assembled, and at 9.20 the lifeboat The Isa & Penryn Milsted was launched with the bowman in command.

There was a moderate to fresh southeasterly breeze and a rough sea. The tide was half ebb. Seven cobles were found and escorted safely into harbour.

The eighth had broken down and had to be taken in tow. While this was being done a message was received that another coble had made for Scarborough and that the tenth was being escorted by the Scarborough life-boat.

The Filey life-boat reached her station at 2.45..