BRIDLINGTON, February 1, 1988: a southerly gale to strong gale force 9 and the trawler Diana with three men aboard had been dodging the seas off Flamborough Head since the early hours of the morning. At 1530 the coastguard reported that she was preparing to enter Bridlington harbour. Seas were very confused with a rise and fall of eight foot at the harbour mouth.

Bridlington's 37ft Oakley, William Henry and Mary King launched from her carriage into heavy shore breakers and set a course to meet up with Diana a mile east of the harbour. She then began to escort her into harbour through very confused breaking seas as the photograph shows. The harbour piers were manned by a coastguard rocket line team. By 1600 the trawler was safely inside harbour. The lifeboat used her drogue both entering harbour and on returning to the beach. During this last difficult manoeuvre the heavy breaking seas swilled the lifeboat on to the launching tractor causing some minor damage..