DECEMBER 29TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.

At 11.40 at night the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore at the North Cheek of Robin Hood’s Bay, six miles south of Whitby. A light southerly wind was blowing, and the sea was moderate, but there was dense fog. The No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at midnight and found the S.S. Fosdyke Trader, of London, of about 500 tons, laden with scrap iron and bound from London to the Tees.

The life-boat could not get alongside, as there was not enough water. She stood by. Later a Whitby fishing boat brought out Lloyd’s agent and put him on board the life-boat. As the tide rose, the life-boat put him on board the steamer. As the tide continued to rise the steamer began to move. By this time several other fishing boats had arrived from Whitby and they helped the life-boat to refloat her.

She was able to go on her way north, and the life-boat, with Lloyd’s agent on board, returned to Whitby, arriving at 7.15 next morning. - Property salvage case..