Isa and Penryn Milsted   (Legacy of Mr A Milsted)

The new lifeboat arrived on October 21^st 1953 and “The Cuttle” was transferred to Skegness Lifeboat station where she remained in service till 1964.

Isa and Penryn Milsted was another 35 ‘6” Liverpool class boat, driven by two 20 hp Kadenacy diesel engines giving her a top speed of 7.5 knots.

The lifeboat recored her first effective service on January 15^th1954 when she launched in very rough seas to escort 7 of the local cobles to safety in a South Westerly gale

She was named on July 21^st 1954 She was built by Groves and Gutteridge of Cowes at a cost of 14,881 from a legacy from the late Mr AP Milsted of London. After a service of dedication conducted by the Lord Archbishop of York, the Right.Hon and most Reverend C.F.Garbutt the boat was named Isa and Penryn Milsted by the Countess Howe wife of the Deputy Chairman of the RNLI.

On December 8^th1954 a terrific storm raged along the east coast, keeping all the lifeboat stations busy.  The “Isa and Penryn Milsted” launched at 1100am to escort 11 local cobles to safety.  At 1140 the Scarborough lifeboat “ECJR” launched to escort a number of boats at 1630 with all the boats accounted for the “ECJR” headed back towards the harbour.  She was only 400yards from the harbour when an enormous wave overwhelmed her and she capsized. The “ECJR” being a self righting lifeboat,  quickly self righted but sadly 3 crew members were lost including the 2^nd Coxswain John Cammish who had served a total of 37 years in the Scarborough and Filey lifeboats.

At 10140am on 22^nd June 1957 the Hon secretary received a phone call from the coastguard informing him 2 women and a man had come ashore from a yacht that was on fire off Filey Brig, the lifeboat launched and located the “Rissa” on fire off the brig. Coxswain Robinson took the lifeboat alongside and picked up the owner from the last few inches of deck that were not on fire, the man jumped into the lifeboat, and was brought ashore, the yacht became a total wreck.

Distress flares were spotted coming from a vessel 4 miles off Gristhorpe on 13 October the lifeboat launched at 1405. In a rough sea and a WNW gale the lifeboat found the casualty to be the motor vessel “Silver Star” with a crew of 3 onboard they were taken on board the lifeboat and the vessel towed to Scarborough Harbour.

At the beginning of January 1963 William Chapman took over as Coxswain.

Bob Appleby took over as Motor Mechanic in October 1965.

On September 17^th 1966,  The trawler “Boston Wasp” was 50 miles of Filey and heading for the coast at 11knots with a seriously injured man on board, at 1945 the lifeboat launched with a doctor on board.  In very thick mist a Shackleton aircraft guided the lifeboat to the trawler by dropping flares and the two boats met up 14 miles North East of Flamborough Head.  The doctor was put onto the trawler and after treating the man they were both transferred to the lifeboat which landed at Filey at 0200 and an ambulance rushed the man to hospital.

In January 1967 Thomas Jenkinson was appointed Coxswain.

The  “Isa and Penryn Milsted” launched for what proved to be the last time on 20^th March 1968 to escort two local cobles to safety.