NOVEMBER 26TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

At 5.5 in the afternoon the coastguard asked for the life-boat to go out and escort in the naval harbour launch. A westsouth- west wind was blowing, with a heavy swell on the harbour bar. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 5.20 and found the launch D.421049 about two miles north-north-east of Whitby. She had put out to sea again when the coastguard had signalled to her not to attempt to enter harbour. The skipper was anxious to get in as his boat was small and the weather getting worse. Escorted by the life-boat the launch got in without mishap at 6.35.- Rewards, £14 18s. 6d..