COASTER REFLOATED Whitby, Yorkshire. At 4 a.m. on 2nd October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small coaster was ashore at Happy Valley, in a slight sea and light southerly airs. The tide was at two hours ebb. When the lifeboat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 4.30 she found the coaster S.S. Queensgate of Goole almost high and dry. The captain of the Queensgate said that the life-boat's help was not needed and at 4.55 the life-boat returned to the harbour.

She went back to the coaster at n a.m.

and stood by when local boats tried unsuccessfully to refloat her. At 4.30 p.m.

she returned to harbour. At 12.45 a.m.

the Queensgate'' s owners asked the lifeboat to stand by while further attempts to refloat her were made. The coaster was successfully refloated and at 4.15 the lifeboat returned to her station..