class="MsoNormal">Inhabitants of the town are known as
Scarborians, or as Algerinos by people in Whitby. The origin of this nickname
is thought to come from a ship called the Algerino which sunk off the bay of Scarborough; the locals at
Scarborough refused to assist the ship in peril and fishermen took a more
dangerous route in a lifeboat from Whitby, to the coast of Ravenscar, in a
successful effort to save sailors of the Algerino.
In an attempt to rid the town of the embarrassing story associated with the
nickname, some inhabitants proposed that Algerino was a promiscuous individual
of Italian descent who is supposed to have lain with many Scarborough females
whilst their partners were at war
