EIGHT IN ROUGH SEA Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 1.45 p.m.

on 13th September, 1964, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the fishing cobles White Heather, Kate and Violet, My Judith and Emmanuel, the converted motor launch Swift, the motor pleasure boat Britannia, a small speedboat Dabchick and the motor cruiser Ferida were out in a rough sea and a near gale force south-easterly wind. It was two hours before low water. At 2 p.m. the life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was launched. The small speedboat Dabchick, in difficulties with her engine out of action, was moored to a buoy, and her crew were landed. The life-boat stood by the remaining boats until the tide rose sufficiently for her to escort them into harbour. She towed the Dabchick in and returned to her station at 7 p.m..