INJURED SPANIARD Scarborough, Yorkshire. At n a.m.

on 8th October, 1963, a message was received from the coastguard stating that a man was seriously ill aboard the Spanish ship Uribitate, of Bilbao, and needed a doctor. The life-boat J. G. Graves of Sheffield was launched at 11.5 with a doctor on board. The ship's position was given as eight miles east-by-north of Scarborough. The tide was half ebb and there was a moderate breeze from the south-west and a smooth sea. The ship's position was later amended and the lifeboat came up with the Uribitate seven miles north-north-east of Scarborough.

The doctor was put aboard the ship with two members of the life-boat crew.

Morphia was administered to the injured man who was then put aboard the lifeboat which returned to Scarborough at 1.45 p.m. The man was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital. The life-boat rehoused at 6.45..