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Boy's Own

DECEMBER 6TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning several fishing cobles had put out to sea, but shortly afterwards the weather began to get bad, and several of the boats on reaching the fishing grounds, turned back. By 1 P.M. a S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and at 3P.M. as one of the boats, the Boy's Own, had not returned, the motor lifeboat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was launched to search for her. She found her at 4.15 P.M., about six miles off Flamborough Head, making very bad weather and in a precarious position. Her crew of four were baling all the time. The life-boat threw a line to her and towed her back, arriving at 5.30 P.M. - Rewards, £19 5s. 3d..