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The Motor Fishing Vessels Provider, Pilot Me, and Gem, of Whitby

NOVEMBER 20TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

About 11.30 in the morning the Whitby coastguard passed on a message from the Kettleness coastguard that three motor fishing vessels, two miles north east of Kettleness,.

were returning to Whitby, and were making heavy weather. A strong easterly breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 11.40, found the motor fishing vessels Provider, Pilot Me, and Gem, of Whitby, and escorted them into harbour. She arrived back at her station at one o’clock.- Rewards, £7 11s..