Scarborough, Yorkshire - At 4.55 a.m. on i4th August, 1966, attention wasdrawn to the fact that three fishing cobles were at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather. At 5.5 the life-boat J. G. Graves of Sheffield was launched in a strong northerly gale with a rough sea. It was nearly three hours after high water, visibility was poor, and it was raining heavily. The cobles Hilda II, Betty Sheader and Rachel were escorted into harbour. The life-boat then stood by four keelboats, also making for harbour, and returned to her station at 7.10..