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cR-cl Chanlv No. 2IW603 The Spring 1994 Lifeboat RNLI News 146 What's happening in and around the Institution Royal National Lifeboat Services 148 Notable launches around the coast Lifeboat The Voluntary Spirit 153 Institution Regions Manager Richard Mann looks at the way the RNLI Contents supports its voluntary findraisers Membership News 155 Volume 53 for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members Number 527 Looking at Lifeboats 156 RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a timely look at the Chairman: Oakley 37 and the Rother classes, both only recently superceded MICHAEL VERNON Bookshelf 158 Director and Secretary: Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Getting the Message 160 Mike Floyd explains marine communications in plain language

Editor: MIKE FLOYD Your Letters 162 Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Past and Present 164 Advertisement Manager: From THE LIFEBOAT of 1894 and one of today's lifeboatmen BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: Lifeboat Services 165 MARION BARDSLEY August, September and October 1993 1993 Awards 168 Long service awards for lifeboatmen and shorehelpers Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Ceremonies 170 West Quay Road. New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Poole, Dorset BH15 I HZ. The Fundraisers 172 Telephone Poole (0202) 671133 How some of the money is raised Telex 41328. Registered Charity No. 209603 People and Places 176 Around and about the RNLI

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NEWSPOINT CBE for RNLPs Director It is unfortunate that an his- Lt Cdr Brian Miles, the Direc- Moving to RNLI head- toric milestone in saving life tor of the RNLI, was awarded quarters in 1973 he was ap- at sea - the completion of a CBE in the New Year's hon- pointed Executive Assistant to the fast lifeboat programme ours list in recognition of his the Director and became Staff - should have been soured service to the Institution. Officer Operations in 1978. by press reports which gave Cdr Miles joined the RNLI Cdr Miles became Deputy the impression that sea- in 1964 as Assistant Inspector Director in 1982 and was then manship was now of less of Lifeboats in Scotland fol- appointed Director in 1988 - value than technical ability. lowing 10 years with the P&O the first Director to be ap- An article in the Daily Shipping Company- initially pointed from within the Insti- Telegraph of 31 January as a Cadet and then as a deck tution. caused the biggest stir officer, mainly in passenger Inspector of Lifeboats in Scot- • Cdr Miles was made a Freeman among RNLI supporters as liners. land and then, from 1970 to of the City of London in a cer- itgave an impression, wholly In 1967 he was appointed 1973, in Ireland. emony on 16 December 1993. falsely, that the RNLI now spurns good sea-going ex- Whisky perience in favour of techni- New Station, more ILBs cal know-how. The Institution is to open a new inshore lifeboat station at Rock, Galore In the past two years 15 on the Camel Estuary in Cornwall, for evaluation during the summer season. stations have received new- Once again the generosity of generation boats, and 14 of The station will operate a D class inflatable lifeboat within an American benefactor has the estuary in response to an increasing number of incidents in their coxswains and crews enabled a wee dram to be the area. have embraced wholeheart- dispensed at selected lifeboat The all-weather lifeboat station at Padstow is close geo- edly the need to build on stations. their traditional, and irre- graphically but is outside the Doom Bar at the entrance to the To be scrupulously fair the placeable, skills by adapting shallow River Camel. stations which benefit are to new equipment which fur- D class inflatables are also to be introduced at two more chosen in round-the-coast ther enhances the ability of a stations which previously operated only an all-weather life- fashion and this year it is the boat. One will join Sennen Cove's Mersey class at the Cornish lifeboat to save lives. turn of 29 lifeboat stations in At the 15th station, slipway-launched station and the other will complement the Scotland and the North of Aldeburgh, just three mem- slipway-launched Tyne class at Angle in Dyfed. Both will be England. evaluated over the 1994 summer season. bers - from a crew-list of 20 Each year for the past few In addition the D class lifeboats at Sunderland and Looe - declined to join the new years Mr J.P. Young of San boat. Yet the events at this (Cornwall) will now have their seasons extended to become Francisco has made funds single station are being held operational all-year-round. available for the purpose, and Winter accommodation has been found for the Looe lifeboat in some way to illustrate that five bottles have been des- for 1993/1994 but operation next winter will depend upon the supreme seamanship and patched to each of the 29 sta- boat-handling are second- availabilty of suitable accommodation at that time. tions to keep away the chill. ary to being able to operate modern electronics. First Atlantic Two new appeals In case there should be Two major appeals have been cost of a new £1.35m Severn the slightest doubt in any 75s on station announced, to fund new all- class for Humber lifeboat sta- one's mind we reiterate: that The first of the Institution's weather lifeboats at Humber tion. view is utter nonsense. new Atlantic 75 rigid inflat- and Dover. The City of London appeal A coxswain's ability at able lifeboats to enter service, The North East appeal, was launched by the Duke of sea, and that of his crew, is B702 Manchester Unity of which began on 10 February, Kent on 8 February who an- the prime requirement. That Oddfellows, arrived at will last two years and involve nounced that the City of Lon- they should be adaptable Sheringham on 29 January, branches and guilds through- don branch aimed to raise the enough to make full use of with Flamborough's new boat, out the whole region from whole cost of a Severn for equipment provided to save B703 Jason Logg, following Berwick on Tweed to Not- Dover, to be called City of even more lives ever more shortly after on 16 February. tingham. It aims to raise the London II. efficiently is also important, as it has been since sails and oars gave way to diesel Lifeboat adds to Buckie attractions engines. Such seamanship and The former Anstruther lifeboat - the Oakley now be the centrepiece, on ground alongside adaptability seems to be in- class The Doctors - will become the centrepiece the centre. nate in all crews, and it is all of a heritage centre at Buckie called the Buckie The Buckie Drifter Heritage Centre turns the more regrettable that im- Drifter. back the clock to the town's days as a flourish- pressions should be given to The lifeboat was due to have been displayed ing herring port and will be opened by Magnus the contrary. beside the entrance, but changes to the build- Magnusson - chairman of Scottish Natural ^ j*" ing meant that this was impossible - so she will Heritage - on 16 June. 146 NEWS NEWS

Service Massive response to 'Blue Peter' appeal The annual commemorative BBC TV's 'Blue Peter' pro- service for Sir William Hillary, gramme has been a stalwart the Institution's founder, was supporter of the RNLI for held at St George's Church, nearly 30 years and few read- Douglas, Isle of Man on 9 ers - especially those with January 1994. children - will have failed to notice their recent 'Pieces of Award Eight' appeal to replace the six Following refurbishment car- Blue Peter lifeboats. ried out by the RNLI, Great The 'booty' was sent via a Yarmouth and Gorleston life- Freepost address (courtesy of boat house has won the 1993 the Post Off ice) to a warehouse Heritage Award from Great in Ringwood where volunteers Yarmouth Preservation Trust. sorted it into various catego- The judges were impressed ries for sale at auction. by 'the quality of both the in- The first auction, on 22 ternal and external work' at January, raised nearly £34,000 Potential buyers sift through some of the enormous number of lots at the the Riverside Road site in and the second, on 26 Febru- second 'Blue Peter Pieces of Eight' auction at Ringwood. Some idea of the immense quantity still to be sold can be gained from the parcels stacked on the Gorleston. ary, raised another £65,000. shelves and awaiting sorting. Auctions will continue to Contribution be held in Ringwood until the on 27 May. a week are still arriving. Duckhams Oils are continu- vast stock is cleared and the More than 1.5m parcels Sorting continues with help ing their support for the RNLI, dates planned so far are: 8 have been received so far, with from Phillips consultant which goes back many years. April, 15 April (specialist sale, the largest daily delivery Christopher Hawkings, sev- The company will credit the mostly gold/silver), 30 April, nearly 9,500! The flow has eral of Phillips expert staff, Roy Institution's oil account with 21 May. Another auction will subsided since Freepost Norgrove (until recently or- £16,000 in 1994. be held at Phillips, Bond Street ended, but around 500 parcels ganiser of the jewellery appeal) and Jack Murray a retired jew- eller who lives locally. Scottish theme at London Boat Show The appeal far surpassed the target of six inshore life- The RNLI's stand at the Lon- boats and was extended to in- don Boat Show at Earls Court clude a Trent! in January was a resounding success - due to hard work by many volunteers and staff and Obituaries to the excellent pool-side posi- With great regret we record tion. the death of two Life Vice The stand was part of the Presidents of the Institution Scottish theme in the central and a noted Honorary Life area around the pool, and Governor. echoed Tobermory lifeboat Surgeon Captain F.W. house with an alongside berth Baskerville was elected to for an Atlantic 75. The lifeboat the Committee of Manage- gave regular righting demon- ment in 1964 and was ap- strations for the benefit of the Winners of the RNLJ's Public Relations Awards on the central jetty at the pointed a Vice President in visitors, which attracted large London Boat Show after their presentation by Libby Purves - writer and 1974. He became a Life Vice member of the Public Relations Committee. From left to right, front row, Julian crowds. Ware (Central TV), Frank Smith (coxswain, Salcombe lifeboat), Libby Purves President in 1985. Attendance at the show and Brian Hitchen (Daily Star). The Marquis of was down slightly on previ- Normanby was elected to ous years, but the RNLI's re- slight fall on 1993, down just Salcombe lifeboat station the Committee of Manage- ceipts were up substantially. over 3% at £11,785. received the special effort by ment in 1972. He became a Collecting boxes - many in Several distinguished an individual or group award, Vice President in 1984 and the hands of the stalwart vistors called at the stand, in- for its inestimable help in the was elected Life Vice Chelsea Pensioners - took cluding Princess Anne. filming of Central TV's docu- President in 1987. more than £15,700 (up 11 % on Once again the show pro- mentary 'Lifeboat'; Central TV Captain Hans Hansson 1993), souvenir sales were up vided an ideal opportunity to received the broadside media was formerly Director and 30% at almost £21,000 and present the Institution's Pub- award for the same series and then Chairman of the membership receipts were lic Relations awards, to hon- The Daily Star received the Swedish Lifeboat Service. also up, by nearly 75% at more our individuals and compa- print media award for its He was made an Honorary than £16,600. Only receipts nies which had helped spread publicity during the pre- Life Governor of the RNLI from lottery tickets showed a awareness of the RNLI in 1993. budget VAT campaign. in 1972. 147 LIFE ' ES...LIFEBOAT SERVICI Lifeboat , Lerwick Scotland Division Services J VERY LITTLE SEAROOM AND FUEL OIL ON THE DECKS Two services in eight days to factory ships - 40 men saved The joint second coxswain of the Lerwick lifeboat, William Clark, has achieved the rare distinction of being awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal and also the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum following two services in a period of eight days during November 1993 - both to Russian factory ships. cut the rocket line. The Coastguard asked The first service, in the early hours of the lifeboat to go alongside the casualty, 9 November 1993, earned William Clark but joint second coxswain Clark consid- his Thanks on Vellum when the Lerwick Bronze ered it too dangerous in the conditions lifeboat Soldian was launched to the and so close to the rocks. Just before 0400 Latvian trawler Lunhods I, ashore on rocks Medal the casualty's bows began to swing and near Kirkabister Light. Three survivors sink, leaving the stern firmly aground on were snatched to safety from a liferaft just the rocks. minutes before it would have been driven Feeling the movement the crew of ashore onto rocks. Lunohods 1 launched their liferafts, but The Bronze Medal followed Soldian's the change in position also enabled the service to the factory trawler Borodinskoye THanlcs on helicopter to move in and begin winching Polye on the night of 17/18 November. off the survivors. The casualty was ashore on Unicorn reef Vellum Liferaft with 73 people aboard, and despite fuel A liferaft containing three men broke oil pouring on to the lifeboat's decks away from the casualty and drifted to- William Clark approached the casualty wards the rocks at Lourie's Stane, so the 35 times to rescued 37 people. Ten minutes later Lerwick's Arun class lifeboat moved in to save them. Contact Vellum Service Certificates have been lifeboat Soldian cast off under the com- was made on the second attempt, and the awarded to joint second coxswain/as- mand of joint second coxswain Peter men managed to grab the starboard bow sistant mechanic Peter Thomson and crew Thomson, but because of the weather and as the raft drifted away. Two were quickly members Dennis Geldard, Robert the nature of the service he decided to pulled aboard, but the third was ex- Wiseman, Richard Simpson, Iain Tulloch cross Lerwick Harbour and collect joint hausted and, weighed down by his cloth- and Ian Eraser for their involvement in second coxswain William Clark from the ing, began to slip into the sea. the first service. Peter Thomson and crew Maryfield Ferry Terminal on Bressay. Five The lifeboat was now only 150m from members Robert Wiseman, Richard minutes later the lifeboat left the terminal the shore, and on the edge of white water Simpson, Theodore Nicholson and Ian with William Clark in command. breaking on the rocks. The crew man- Eraser have been awarded the Thanks of A southerly Severe Gale Force 9 was aged to pass a rope round the shoulders the Institution on Vellum for their in- gusting to Storm Force 10, and visibility of the third survivor and, with a tremen- volvement in the second. was reducing to a mile in heavy rain dous effort, brought him aboard. The life- Right decisions squalls. Not surprisingly the sea was boat had not dared use her engines for In his official report John Caldwell, rough with a heavy swell. fear of washing the survivor off the bow, the inspector of lifeboats for Scotland, The lifeboat reached the factory ship but once he was on board she powered saidi'Joint second coxswain William Clark in fifteen minutes to find her aground by away from the rocks. made all the right decisions in extremely the stern and beam-on to seas breaking Meanwhile a second liferaft had been difficult conditions on both rescues' over her decks. The Lerwick Harbour swept away by the seas and wind and The Vellum-winning service began at Trust Vessel Knab had fired a rocket line became jammed on rocks at Ouloss Geo. 0230 on 9 November 1993, when Shet- aboard, but the crew had not pulled it A survivor jumped into the sea and was land coastguard received reports that the aboard Lunohods 1. thrown onto a large rock at the base of the Latvian registered factory trawler A coastguard helicopter could not get cliffs. Amazingly he was not seriously Lunohods 1 had run ashore on rocks south close to the casualty because of severe injured and was lifted to safety by a cliff of Kirkabister Light at the entrance to turbulence from nearby cliffs. There was rescue team. Bressay Sound. nothing more that Knab could do, so she The helicopter had now winched 25

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survivors to safety and William Clark moved close in towards the casualty again, reporting that two liferafts alongside the ship were apparently empty. One of the survivors from the liferaft, now on board the lifeboat, was complain- ing of chest pains, so it was decided to transfer him to an RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth which had arrived on scene. The helicopter made several attempts to get into position, without success, so William Clark made the decision to aban- don the attempt and return to Lerwick. Landed HMS Leeds Castle took over stand-by Lunhods I wedged firmly into the rocks south of Kirkabister Light at the entrance to Bressay duty and Soldian landed the three survi- Sound. It was dark and blowing Force 10 when Soldian went to her rescue vors at Lerwick at 0520 - crew member Once again joint second coxswain Pe- fuel oil was spraying over the deck of the Ian Eraser taking Dennis Geldard's place ter Thomson took the lifeboat from her lifeboat from the casualty's ruptured aboard while she was in harbour. The moorings and collected joint second cox- tanks. The deck was extremely slippery Arun was back on the scene 15 minutes swain Clark from the Maryfield Ferry and hazardous and all crew members later, by which time the coastguard heli- Terminal before proceeding at full speed were needed on deck to help the survi- copter had made a second run and air- towards the casualty. vors safely to the wheelhouse and for- lifted a further 31 survivors to safety. When Soldian arrived the 3,985 tonne ward cabin. The two liferafts which had been vessel was aground and beam-to the sea, By now the tugs had secured tow lines alongside the casualty had disappeared, her bows rolling and pitching on the rocks. and were trying to refloat the stricken and because of language difficulties it The pilot vessels Kebister and Knab were vessel, but this proved impossible in the was difficult to confirm that everyone already securing tow lines and a helicop- conditions and the attempt was aban- had been accounted for. The lifeboat stood ter was preparing to winch survivors to doned. by until just before 0700, then sheltered in safety. However the Coastguard informed Soldian continued to dive alongside Lerwick Harbour for an hour on full alert the lifeboat that there were 74 people on and take off survivors one by one, but on until all casualties were accounted for. board, and asked them to help evacuate one attempt two survivors fell into the In his report John Caldwell, the in- survivors. sea as she approached. William Clark spector of lifeboats for Scotland com- Just after 2400 the lifeboat began an went hard astern and his quick reactions mented that William Clark's excellent lo- approach to leeward of the casualty, even saved them from being crushed between cal knowledge, courage and exceptional though there was very little room be- the two vessels. One survivor made it to seamanship made it possible for his crew tween the ship and the shallowest part of the ladder and was hauled aboard the to recover the three survivors from the the reef. William Clark had to keep the lifeboat while the other was pulled back liferaft minutes before it would have been lifeboat so close to the violently rolling aboard the casualty. driven ashore. casualty that a large fender hanging from By 0120, after 35 difficult approaches, Just eight days later Soldian was once the ship struck the Arun, damaging the the lifeboat had 37 survivors on board, again at sea on service to another factory aerials, guard rails and the Y boat ramp. the helicopter had landed 18 and was on ship in severe weather. At 2310 on Despite the damage the lifeboat con- its second winching mission. 73 people Wednesday 17 November the tinued her approach to a jumping ladder were accounted for and, after a 20 minute Kaliningrad-registered factory trawler rigged just aft of amidships on the casu- delay, the 74th was discovered to have Borodinskoye Polye went ashore on the alty. The ladder ended some 30ft above been transferred to another vessel earlier Unicorn reef in the northern approaches the water of the casualty, and the lifeboat in the day. With all survivors safe the to Lerwick. The Coastguard requested an was rising and falling up to 20ft in the lifeboat returned to Lerwick, landing the immediate launch, and by 2325 the life- heavy swell alongside. 37 men at 0200. boat was underway in a south-westerly Every time the lifeboat's upper steer- The damage to the lifeboat included Gale Force 8, occasionally gusting to Storm ing position came level the Arun was port guard rails, the Y boat ramp, satellite Force 10. Visibility was very poor and driven in close and the crew plucked one and Decca navigation system aerials and seas up to 16ft high were running near the survivor at a time from the ladder. While minor damage to the mast, but she was casualty. this difficult manoeuvre was taking place ready for service again by 0230. Tempo- rary repairs were carried out and by 0930 only the Decca was out of action. In his report the inspector of lifeboats for Scotland remarked that joint second coxswain William Clark had taken the lifeboat alongside the casualty 35 times in just over an hour, even though the life- boat was damaged on its first approach Lerwick's Arun class lifeboat Soldian, pictured and there was very little room for ma- here putting to sea on an noeuvre. He also praised the crew for earlier service. Winds up their skill and dexterity in working on the to Storm Force 10 were experienced in the slippery lifeboat deck while being sprayed services featured in this with fuel and seawater and for coping report. with 37 survivors. 149 LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SER

WORST CONDITIONS EVER EXPERIENCED BY CROMER CREW Three saved from yacht after long tow by Tyne in Storm Force winds Cromer lifeboat coxswain Richard Davies has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal following the rescue of five people aboard the 30ft yacht Happy Bear off Cromer, Norfolk on the evening of Wednesday 13 October 1993. Bronze Despite Storm Force winds and the worst sea conditions ever experienced by the Cromer crew, the casualty was taken in tow and boat and crew brought Medal to safety in Great Yarmouth. In his official report Tim Harrison, the deputy inspector of lifeboats for the east- Cromer storm-induced south-easterly stream of 3 ern division said: The launch was the to 4 knots. roughest the station had experienced in East Division Coxswain Davies considered it dan- the 30 years the coxswain had been in- gerous to approach the casualty without volved.' causing her serious damage and so he For their part in the rescue second asked the skipper to maintain his course coxswain William Davies, mechanic Paul while the lifeboat took up station astern Wegg, crew members Robert Brownsell, and to windward. The only sheltered Gary Humphrey and Paul Jeffries, and harbour within reach on this shallow lee head launcher John Lee will receive shore was Yarmouth, more than 20 miles bronze medal service certificates. away to the south. Heading downwind Scanner and downstream the casualty was mak- During the afternoon of Wednesday ing 6 to 7 knots over the ground, but by 13 October 1993 one of Cromer lifeboat 1657 daylight was fading and her gear- crew's radio scanner picked up a call for box problem was becoming worse. help from the 30ft Kingfisher class yacht As they were now in the relatively Happy Bear. He telephoned the coast- deeper water off Bacton, the coxswain guard who requested an immediate decided it was safe and timely for a tow launch and by 1520 Cromer's 47ft Tyne line to be passed. The lifeboat came in on class lifeboat Ruby and Arthur Reed II was The sea was so the casualty's weather beam and briefly ready to launch with Coxswain Richard came up into the sea as the tow line was Davies in command. rough that it passed and made fast. At 1707 the Tyne An onshore wind, ENE at 55 knots was able to set a course slightly offshore (Force 10), was creating a sea so rough reached the to clear shoals off Happisburgh, and then that it reached up to the lifeboat station more to the south towards Great Yar- doors. lifeboat station mouth, with the casualty in tow. The Coxswain Davies had to choose pre- conditions during the long tow were very cisely the right moment to give the signal doors' difficult and on one occasion the yacht to slip, and even then the lifeboat was broached completely, lifeboat and the completely buried by the seas when she yacht ending up stern-to-stern. Another launched and and frequently disappeared lifeboat increased to full speed, with the large sea broke over the yacht, leaving from view as she clawed her way sea- second coxswain manning the throttles just her skipper's head visible above the ward. and warning of particularly large waves. water. Contact Several times the lifeboat had to be Jumped The lifeboat headed ENE - straight squared-up to the appalling sea condi- By 1800 the weather had begun to ease into weather which was so rough that it tions before resuming her course. slightly - although it was still gusting to was some time before it was safe enough The casualty was spotted at 1557, only Force 9 with 20ft seas - and the yacht's for anyone to go on deck to raise the about a mile off the lee shore at skipper was worried about taking the aerials and try to contact the yacht. It Trimingham. She was heading south east casualty into Great Yarmouth. By short- proved impossible to run at full speed, with only a storm jib set and the engine ening the tow and going astern the yacht and at times the lifeboat became airborne running - although the gearbox would was brought close to leeward of the life- over the waves before crashing heavily not engage properly in forward gear. She boat and, in complete darkness, second into the troughs. was in great difficulty and being tossed coxswain William Davies jumped across Radio contact was established with around violently by heavy breaking seas and took the yacht's helm. At 1857 the the yacht at 1545 when the lifeboat was in the shallow water. The skipper, in foul- lifeboat entered Yarmouth and made fast about three or four miles out and, using weather gear and lifejacket, was hanging alongside the Town Quay at 1938. the VHF direction finder, the lifeboat al- on as best he could, with his four-man It was not until Monday 18 October, tered course to the south east towards crew below deck. five days later, that conditions moder- her. The sea was now almost on the beam, The wind was still at Gale Force, with ated enough for the lifeboat to return to and with the coxswain at the helm the poor visibility, a huge breaking sea and a Cromer for rehousing. 150 LIFEBOAT SERVICES... LIFEBOAT SERVICES... LIFEBOAT D class inflatable saves Bembridge two from lee shore South Division in near gale Helmsman Alan Attrill of Bembridge inshore lifeboat has been accorded the RNLFs Thanks on Vellum following the rescue last August of three people from a yacht aground on Bembridge Ledge in darkness, rough seas and near- gale Force 7 winds. Alan Attrill was praised in the official Bembridge report of the rescue for his 'skill and excellent seamanship' after he had taken Thanks on area of white water on the ledge, and the 16ft inflatable lifeboat through break- Helmsman Attrill was anxious to take off ing seas into shallow rock-strewn water Vellum the crew as quickly as possible as the to allow the survivors to scramble aboard rising tide would allow the wind to drive the lifeboat. The report of the incident by the yacht further onto the ledge. Colin Williams, deputy inspector of life- The yacht's navigation lights could The yacht's crew were told by radio boats for the south division, concluded: be seen from the lifeboat station and it that the lifeboat could only make one This rescue was carried out in very rough was obvious that the all-weather Tyne attempt to get alongside, as the helms- conditions on a lee shore in total darkness. class lifeboat could not reach the yacht man was worried that the yacht might be Helmsman Attrill's extensive local among the rocks of Bembridge Ledge, so thrown into the lifeboat. knowledge of the Bembridge Ledge rocks it was decided to take off the yacht's crew In readiness for the actual approach allowed the inshore lifeboat to be used to with the 16ft D class inshore lifeboat - the searchlight ashore was switched off, best advantage.' with the crew of the all-weather lifeboat to avoid dazzling the lifeboat crew and, For their part in the rescue, the life- at immediate readiness to launch. with the yacht's navigation lights in sight, boat's other two crew members, Geoffrey At 2311 the inshore lifeboat was at 2332 her crew radioed that they were Attrill and Graeme White are to be pre- launched under the command of helms- ready to come off. sented with Vellum Service Certifi- man Alan Attrill, assisted by crew mem- There was approximately 1m of water cates. bers Geoffrey Attrill and Graeme White on the ledge near the yacht, with a mod- During the evening of 11 August 1993 and headed for the casualty at the best erate swell and a confused sea created by the 30ft yacht Bari with three people speed possible in the roughening condi- the Force 7 SSW wind meeting the tide. aboard was on passage from France to the tions, with the lifeboat crew's visibility The sky was heavily overcast, and in the Eastern Solent when she grounded on the hindered by constant spray over the bow. darkness the helmsman had difficulty Bembridge Ledge, half-a-mile south of Helmsman Attrill took a route which seeing approaching breaking seas at the Bembridge lifeboat station. Ban's crew kept well clear of the broken water and edge of the ledge. reported to Solent Coastguard by radio rough seas on the ledge and, on ap- When all was ready the lifeboat en- that she had been holed and was taking proaching the scene asked the coastguard tered the surf heading towards the yacht's water. ashore to train their searchlight on the position, some 150m onto the ledge, but A SSW Force 7 wind was creating a yacht so that they could make her out in while the lifeboat was approaching the rough sea on the ledge, and the tide was the darkness and spray. yacht's navigation lights went out and beginning to rise. The yacht was stern to the seas in an the final approach had to be made in total darkness. With some difficulty the lifeboat's port side was placed alongside the yacht's International assistance starboard side and, again with some dif- from Westcountry lifeboat ficulty, crew member Geoffrey Attrill held her there while the three yachtsmen Penlee's relief Arun class A.J.R. and L.G. Uridge is pictured with two casu- clambered into the lifeboat. Once they alties, dealt with in a two-week period. were safely aboard, Helmsman Attrill The lifeboat is pictured preparing to manoeuvred the D class astern from the take an injured man off a120ft Span- ish trawler in the sheltered waters of shallow water and then turned the life- Mounts Bay. The man was believed to boat head-to-sea to break clear the surf have a broken rib and two doctors before she could be turned north, run- went out to the casualty. In the background is the Ukranian ning before the sea back towards the life- cargo ship Kaptain Dzhurashevich boat station. Passage was made safely which the lifeboat had escorted to back to the all-weather lifeboat's slipway safety some two weeks earlier when she developed a 25° list after her where the three survivors were landed at cargo shifted. The crew were trying to 2338. correct the list at the time by shifting her cargo of flourospar and bran by The yacht was subsequently swept hand. further onto the ledge and sank some Photo Timothy Stevens 300m from where she had originally grounded. 151 LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT

CREW MEMBER SPENDS THREE HOURS ON UPTURNED HULL Crew saved after long Yarmouth and difficult service South Division to capsized trimaran Yarmouth's Arun Joy and John Wade was involved in a service on 11 December 1993 which made headlines in the national press. The lifeboat had spent nearly five hours at sea - with a crew member hanging on to an upturned trimaran for three hours - to rescue a woman trapped inside the casualty. . Yarmouth The trimaran Triharda had been on passage from Poole to Chichester with The trimaran Triharda in Yarmouth harbour after three people on board when she capsized her recovery and in rough seas west of the Needles at 1330. righting with the Arun One of the crew (a 27-year-old woman) class Joy and John Wade in the back- was trapped in the main hull and the ground. The damage to others were clinging to the hull. the tri was not so At 1608 the station received an urgent extensive as the photograph might imply request to launch and the lifeboat left as the outer hulls are Yarmouth at 1617 reaching the casualty designed to fold about 30 minutes later. A Navy helicop- inwards. (Photo T.B. Bailey) ter, with a diver on board arrived at ap- proximately the same time. The Arun's Y boat was launched with crew members John Hinton and Myles Mence aboard, and Mence joinedhe Navy diver already aboard the casualty taking a hand-held VHP radio. survivors was transferred to the lifeboat. house, avoiding being carried into The woman was trapped, and al- The skipper elected to remain with Mence Scratchells Bay and onto the beach, and in though it was possible to talk to her and the diver on the upturned hull. the roughest sea. through the hull the diver felt it would be The tow progressed slowly towards Passing the Needles without mishap very difficult to get her out in the rough the Needles with the three men clinging the tow continued in slightly calmer wa- conditions. to the hull and crew member Mence in ter, but Alum Bay was still too rough and The information was passed to cox- contact with the trapped survivor and the lifeboat carried on into Totland Bay swain Dave Kennett, who decided not to with the coxswain by radio. The Y boat where she anchored at 1753. break into the hull for fear of reducing the followed, in case anyone was washed off, Additional support had already been size of the air pocket, with possible dan- anxiously watched by the coxswain who arranged and a diving team arrived on gerous consequences. The only option could see that crew member Hinton was scene by helicopter at 1808. was to tow the casualty into calm water. having trouble preventing her from being An attempt to put Yarmouth's HMA Securing the line to a capsized trima- flipped over by seas and wind. aboard the lifeboat with the Y boat had to ran in such conditions was no easy mat- It was dark as the vessels entered the be abandoned when her outboard engine ter, but nevertheless the tow was most critical part of the passage - ma- was damaged surfing onto the lee shore, underway by 1705 and one of the other noeuvring around the Needles light- so the doctor was lifted onto the lifeboat by helicopter. Coaster escort The now four-strong diving team Another service which made the quickly got into action. A passage from headlines was carried out by the the main hatch of the trimaran was cleared Hastings and Eastbourne lifeboats on 14 November 1993. of wreckage and the survivor given a The coaster Tern was badly brief lesson in the use of breathing appa- down by the head and in severe ratus. This done she was brought out at difficulties 10 miles off the Sussex coast when the alarm was raised. 1925 and was lifted by helicopter, with Both lifeboats were at sea for the HMA, and taken to hospital. a considerable time in Gale Force Soon after the 3 men who had been on winds, which gusted considerably higher, standing by while the crew the upturned hull for nearly 3 hours, was taken off by helicopter and were also lifted off, the yacht's skipper the skipper, alone on board, and crew member Mence being taken to fought to beach the vessel safely near Bexhill. the lifeboat. Hastings lifeboat put crew Joy and John Wade continued the tow to members aboard once Tern was aground to help shows the ship's predicament and the diminutive Yarmouth, with the two remaining survi- secure her. size of Eastbourne's Mersey class Royal Thames The photograph, courtesy RAF Mansion, when viewed from the air in gale force conditions. vors aboard, and Triharda was eventually secured to the quay in Yarmouth at 2112. 152 D D

Fortunately the age old advice 'never, ever volunteer' is as widely disregarded today as it was in Sir William Hillary's time. Richard Mann, the RNLI's Regions Manager, looks at some of the ways that the Institution is adapting to the needs of the voluntary fundraising efforts of the Branches and Guilds

The RNLI is founded on the results emerged, for in- principle of voluntary contri- 'I have sought by every argument to rouse the stance by far the biggest bution, both in kind and fi- problem facing branches nancially. Sir William dormant energies of a brave and a humane and guilds is the need to Hillary's call to the nation in people to the rescue of their recruit new members. 1824 was taken up by volun- The most effective way teer lifeboat crews around the fellow creatures... of recruiting new mem- coast who contributed their bers had been found to be skills and their time, and it by personal contact - talk- was not long before this vol- 'It is to be presumed that various parts of the ing with friends, neigh- unteer spirit was mirrored interior of the United Kingdom will furnish bours, supporters at RNLI among individuals through- events and the general out the country who were considerable funds to the Institution/ public. This has been prepared to offer their time shown to work much bet- Sir William Hillary 'An Appeal to the British Nation' Douglas. Isle of Man, and energy to raise funds for 28 February 1823 ter than advertising in lo- something in which they be- cal newspapers or on lo- lieved. And so it remains to- cal radio stations. day. 'I am very proud to be associated with the RNLI The best points about The RNLI can draw on in a very small way. I admire its high standards branch and guild mem- nearly 2,000 fundraising bership centred on the branches and guilds in a world which is becoming more mediocre.' friendship and sense of throughout the United King- RNLI Branch Committee member, 1993 shared fun, allied to a dom and the Republic of Ire- strong sense of purpose land and through the membership of these branches and guilds and achievement. The worst points were harder to identify but it can call on thousands of individuals from all walks of life, who there is clearly a 'communal groan' when the time for annual offer their talents and experience in pursuit of the RNLI's aim of Flag Day and house-to-house collections comes around. saving life at sea. Alongside our lifeboat crews our fundraising Many branch committee members suggested that much branches and guilds remain the bedrock of the RNLI. more could be done with young people, especially through Although branches and guilds remain active for long peri- educational work in schools and through starting youth groups. ods, some for more than a century, the individuals who consti- Another interesting finding was that branches and guilds tute them inevitably change. The RNLI must therefore ensure welcome the opportunity to meet in small groups to discuss that it responds to the changing views and expectations of this fundraising methods. Large conferences are still popular but changing membership. many members felt that there was much more to be gained by To better understand these needs some 1,500 branch and discussing mutual problems and opportunities in small groups. guild committee members, selected at random, were asked for Indeed, many felt that it was useful to hear more about the their views during 1992/1993. Some interesting and useful successes, and even the failures, of other branches and guilds.

The end product. The Tyne class lifeboat Voluntary Worker serves in the relief fleet as a constant reminder around the country of the efforts of the volunteer fundraisers. The lifeboat was named to mark the efforts of volunteers in every region who sold raffle tickets to win a Volvo car - illustrating the ties between the RNLI's traditional voluntary helpers and the use of corporate fundraising.

153 One disturbing finding was that many branch members felt they did not have enough information about the RNLI to answer questions from the general public. Many branches felt that there was much to be gained by closer links with lifeboat stations and that this would be espe- cially useful in helping to generate support and enthusiasm within their own branch. Branches could become more involved in recruiting RNLI Governors and Shoreline members, but better materials were needed to support this and credit should be given direct to the i recruiting branch. There was concern about the quality of materials available to branches and guilds to support their fundraising. While it is always interesting to read the results of this kind of re- Stations, fetes, flagdays. They are all potential sources of income and the search the important question is how volunteers respond as they always have done - don the oilskins and go for it! will this information be used? The over-riding message was, new materials are already being introduced. One example of perhaps, that the RNLI should com- this is the mechanical 'slipway launch' collecting box which has municate better with branches and been a firm favourite with children for many years. This box guilds - for example many mem- was discontinued seven years ago because of the high cost of bers had only a limited knowledge servicing and replacing it. New technology has allowed another of the fundraising and promotional look at this box, undoubtedly one of the most successful ^^| '-'• | support materials available to them. fundraising tools ever, and there are plans to re-design it for Clearly there is room for improve- possible re-introduction in 1995. ment, and the Institution has started to work on this improve- In addition Regional Managers are encouraging branches ment in a number of ways. and guilds to make planned visits to lifeboat stations, many of First, a 'Handbook for Financial Branches and Lifeboat Guilds' which will be holding open days during 1994. These have has been produced and this provides a useful source of informa- already been held very successfully in Wales and it is hoped tion on a wide range of issues. The handbook contains a con- they will become an annual event around the country. stitution for new branches and guilds and which existing ones A major project has been launched to increase awareness of can adopt if they wish. It gives a clear indication of the role that the RNLI among young people and a Youth Promotion Co- branch and guild officials fulfil and there is detailed informa- ordinator has been appointed to lead it. tion on insurance, accounting procedures and the law relating These are some of the ways in which the RNLI has tried to to charities. However the main content of the handbook concen- respond to the research findings. The feeling which shone trates on ideas for fundraising, the materials which are available through all the completed research questionnaires, however, to support this and how they can be obtained. and a feeling which I have witnessed over and over again as a A programme of small conferences and workshops has Regional Manager working with branches and guilds is one of begun around the country to discuss different fundraising service. methods. The emphasis is very much on discussion with the When an individual joins a branch or guild committee they chance for people to share their experiences, both good and bad. are doing something more than offering support; they are Area Organisers are closely involved with these conferences. giving something of their own lives in service, a quality which A major review has been undertaken of fundraising materi- would have been only too well understood by Sir William als - ranging from collecting boxes to display units and these Hillary.

Members of Uttoxer Ladies' Guild made the most of their local festival by entering a 'float' in the proces- sion. A 'float' was an appropriate name, as they borrowed a publicity inshore lifeboat from their regional office, and the sight of the lifeboat being towed down the high street - around 100 miles from the nearest lifeboat station - apparently caused quite a stir. Certainly enough to win first prize in their class! Publicity lifeboats are just one of the many fundraising tools available to branches and guilds, ranging from bunting to boats and caravans. Regional offices can supply details.

154 nmoeirs Governors • Shoreline Storm Force

These walks have been planned as an enjoyable day out, Direct Debits walking through some of the most spectacular coastal scenery, If you received your journal through the post in one of the new taking in lifeboat stations and National Trust properties. We are plastic envelopes, you will find a direct debit form printed on hoping to raise at least £50,000. With your help, £25,000 in the sheet which carried your address label. sponsorship for the RNLI will provide us with two D class We hope that, if you are a Shoreline member, Joint Shoreline inshore lifeboats, and with a similar amount the National Trust members or an Annual Governor, you will consider completing can buy and protect forever a piece of coastline. this form for payment of your annual subscription. The organised walks are approximately 12 miles long, al- It is the most trouble-free way to pay your subscription, and though if you prefer you can go for a sponsored walk of your once the direct debit is set up there will be no need to write own choosing of whatever length suits you. cheques or send postal orders for payment of your membership The RNLI/NT walks are planned for: renewals in the future. Northumberland - Craster to Seahouses You are in total control of your bank account, as payments Northern Ireland - Newcastle, County Down (circular walk) can only be made to the RNLI in line with the amount you have Somerset - Dunster Castle to Minehead agreed to subscribe. Yorkshire - Scarborough to Filey If membership subscriptions are to be increased, we will The Wirral - New Brighton to Heswall write to inform you at least 28 days before your next renewal is Gower Peninsula - Rhossili to Port Eynon/Horton due. You will then be able to decide whether or not you wish Suffolk - Southwold to Dunwich Heath your membership to continue at the new rate. Kent - Dover to Deal A further advantage of direct debits, is that you can deal Berkshire - Thames Path directly with the RNLI over your payments. If you want these If you would like to take part in one of the organised walks, amended or stopped, you need only make one phone call to our or plan to go on a walk of your own choosing, just contact Membership Services Office - and we can do it there and then Jennifer Bush at RNLI Headquarters, West Quay Road, Poole, with no fuss. Moreover, due to the minimum amount of admin- Dorset, BH151HZ (telephone (0202) 671133 ext 233) for further istration required for direct debit claims and reduced charges details. made by the banks, it costs the RNLI significantly less to process Complete the entry form, enclose the adult entry fee of £5 these than, say, cheques or credit card payments, ensuring that and return it to the RNLI. There is no entry fee for children more of your subscription payment goes directly towards help- under 16. ing the lifeboat crews. You will then be contacted by your particular Walk Co- If you would like further information, please do not hesitate ordinator who will give you all the information you require. It to call our Membership Services Office on Poole (0202) 671133. couldn't be simpler. Walkers can choose to raise money either for the RNLI, the National Trust, or split their sponsored donation between two Membership Pack of Britain's best-loved charities. A new gift membership pack has just been produced - a colourful pack which contains lots of information about the lifeboat service, including a welcome brochure, car sticker, Subscription Increase postcards, a sample of THE LIFEBOAT and more. The last membership subscription increase was in September Two packs have been designed: one for Shoreline Member- 1992 - and, in fact, this was the first increase since 1986. ship and one for Governorship. At present the packs are being In order to maintain the value of members' and Governors' piloted at selected exhibitions - the London Boat Show in contributions to the RNLI and to keep pace with future infla- January was one - and later in the year it is planned to have the tion, it was agreed that there should be regular, small increases packs available for new members who join through face-to-face thereafter. Rather than burdening you with irregular, substan- recruitment. tial increases, it was felt more appropriate to keep pace with A new membership pack has also been inflation and other financial needs through small, biennial prepared for Storm Force, and helped to meet increases. the target of enrolling more than 1,000 new Therefore, a small subscription increase is planned for Sep- members at the London Boat Show. tember 1994 and details will be agreed at the Annual General The new pack contains a variety of new Meeting in May and announced in the Summer issue of The 'goodies' and proved extremely popular. All Lifeboat. current members will receive them on re- newal. Storm Force is set to expand in 1994 and Membership Insignia there will be opportunities for many members to attend rallies. After a slight false start we are pleased to announce that the new range of membership insignia is available for purchase from 1 April 1994 . Our apologies to those members attending the RNLI/National Trust Walks London Boat Show expecting to see the launch of the new blue Make Sunday 5 June a special date in your lifeboat diary - that's and orange design insignia. when the RNLI joins forces with the National Trust for Details of the new range will be available soon, and there is fundraising fun in a series of country-wide sponsored walks. an insert in some issues of this journal.

155 Looking at Lifeboats With the traditional double-ended lifeboat now replaced by fast lifeboats at every one of the Institution's stations RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a look at two of the classes which dominated the Institution's carriage-launch fleet for many years. Both were the product of the innovative R. A. Oakley

To many people the word lifeboat will always conjure up a having the ability to self-right picture of a long, low craft, pointed at both ends with the crew, from any angle. (Model tests open to the elements, crouching behind a small protective carried out using models of the screen. Alas, times are changing and with the last Mersey now Liverpool, the best small boat on station at Aldeburgh (see THE LIFEBOAT Winter 1993/94) the then in service, and the Oakley age of the traditional boat has passed. 37 showed a resistance to cap- From the days of the Original lifeboats have always been size of the new design signifi- pointed at both ends, or 'double-ended'. Relying for propulsion cantly betterthan the Liverpool.) on muscle power and wind, having a pointed stern helped the Since the majority of the coxswain remain in control when negotiating big following seas. smaller boats were, and still are, Even when engines took the place of oars the tradition was launched from a carriage off an maintained as being the best design for the job. open beach, overall weight was It was only with the advent of faster boats and semi-planing a problem. To keep the boat as hulls that things had to change. We have already looked at the light as possible and still pro- II development of these faster boats, from the Waveney through vide a good solid working plat- to the Arun and Tyne, but many consider the modern self- form when afloat, a self-flooding and emptying water ballast righting lifeboat to have originated from the ideas of one man, tank was fitted into the bottom. This added 1 1 /4 tons of weight the Institution's naval architect R.A. Oakley. where it could do the most good. This water ballast also formed Self-righting the righting weight. The actual method of righting is described Following the Second World War lifeboat designs fell into two and shown in the sketches. It will be noticed, however, that the distinct groups, the large slipway launched Watson and Barnett Oakley 37 always rights the same way. If capsized to starboard class boats and the smaller carriage-launched Liverpool and she turns through 360°, if to port through only 180°. Self-Righting classes. None of the larger boats, nor the Liver- Re-design pool, would self-right but relied on having very good, upright The first Oakley 37 (ON 942) entered service at Scarborough stability which allowed them to be rolled well beyond 90° before in 1958 and despite a number of changes, continued in service capsizing. Only the 35ft 6in Self-Righter had the ability to save until 1993, surely something of a record. She was followed in itself but, because of low upright stability, it was not well liked. fairly quick succession by a total of 26 Oakley 37's, the last being None of the smaller boats offered much crew protection and built in 1971. All maintained the traditional lifeboat profile - open lifeboatmen felt that their chances of survival if thrown into the cockpit for crew and survivors, end boxes and small engine sea, especially in winter, were not great. Having a self-righting casing. boat was almost irrelevant under the circumstances. In 1972 it was decided to re-design the boat with a larger The Oakley 37 changed all that. By employing a combination superstructure to provide self-righting without resorting to the of offset buoyancy and an opposing offset weight R.A. Oakley water ballast system, and to offer more crew comfort in the form developed a boat which had excellent upright stability whilst still of a wheelhouse. With the hull lengthened Bin at the bow this Initially the 37ft Oakley had a completely open cockpit (left, below) but the class was later equipped with a folding wheelshelter (below, right) to provide protection. Radar was also added, the scanner folding down into the forward cockpit. Both structures needed to fold to enable the boats to fit existing boathouses.

156 the Oakley and Bother end of the engine casing. This was designed to hinge forward into the survivor cockpit but the need to manhandle the structure severely limited the size of scanner it could carry. The new lightweight, and predominantly plywood, wheelhouse could not take the weight of a folding radar bracket on the roof, as on the Bother, so the radar had to remain in its original position. And so they remained until the end, the concept of the design basically unchanged and just as effective in the 1990s as they had been in 1958. It was only because the quest for more speed, and the Institution's commitment to an all fast lifeboat fleet by the end of 1993 that the Oakley and Bother had to go. In all, 40 Oakleys and Bothers were built and it is a fitting tribute to the

The Bother James Cable, last of the class to be withdrawn from Aldeburgh in genius of the design that a boat which was conceived in the late 1993, shows the differences between this class and the earlier Oakleys. immediate post war resurgence in lifeboat building should survive as the last of its type over 40 years later. new boat was named the Bother class. The greatest obvious difference in the profile is the long, almost full length watertight casing which stretches from the fore buoyancy chamber to the Principal Dimensions aft end of the engine room and, for the first time in a small boat, provided a watertight dry survivor cabin. The wheelhouse was 37ft Oakley 37ft Rother fitted with a buoyant roof to aid righting but was still open at the Length overall 37ft Oin 37ft 6in rear. This would eventually be enclosed by a clear plastic Beam 11ft6in 11 tiffin screen and, as part of the design, there was a radar scanner Draft 3ft 4in 3ft 6in fitted, something not available when the Oakley 37 was built. Displacement 1 2 tons 13 tons In 1982 it was decided to provide the Oakley 37 with more Weight (ex ballast) 9.12 tons - modern crew protection (they were all open cockpit with just a Speed 8 knots 8 knots small windscreen to keep the spray off). As boathouse height Bange 180 miles 180 miles is a prime consideration for any carriage boat, there could be no Engines 2 x 43hp Perkins 2 x 52hp Ford/ fixed structure above the existing casing top. A folding wheel- (later 52hp Ford Thorneycroft house was therefore designed and fitted to a trial boat. It was Porbeagle) diesels diesels an instant success and soon the whole fleet had been converted. Number built 26 14 The change made the Oakley slightly resemble the Bother but Introduced 1958 1972 there was one major difference. Last built 1971 1982 Under continued pressure from their crews the Oakley had Last withdrawn 1993 1993 eventually been fitted with radar on a tripod mast at the forward

37ft Oakley - self-righting system The valves controlling the entry of water into the righting tank CAPSIZING TO STAgBOAPD were arranged to operate at about 110° from the upright, as at this angle the boat has already capsized. When capsizing to starboard, the water starts to flow into the right- ing tank on the port side at about 110°. This transfer of weight, aided by a loss of buoy- ancy in a flooding compartment built into the port side of the en- gine room casing, produces a list CAPSIZING TO TOPT in the upsidedown condition and this, coupled with the righting moments of the design, rights the boat - her port side emerging first. When capsizing to port the transfer of water oper- ates in the same way, and the boat returns to upright - her port side again emerging first

157 o o some recent publications reviewed

Let Not The Deep Sailor's Daughter Diary of a National Service- by Mike Lunnon-Wood by Jean Cunninghame Graham man in the Royal Navy published byHarper Collins at published by the author at £7.50 by John Fairbank Barnes £4.99 (paperback) ISBN 0 9522632 0 3 published by The Pentland ISBN 0 00 647590 6 It is often the minutiae of history which brings it to life - the way Press at £7.50 Novels which centre around in which events affect individuals and families seems so much ISBN1 85821 1271 the lifeboat service are rare more real than the dry facts encountered in the history books. A collection of more than 50 enough, but one which is well For this reason alone Jean Cunninghame Graham's (Lady letters written by the author to constructed, gripping and also Polwarth's) account of her childhood up to the age of 18 would his family while serving in the moving is a very rare beast be interesting, but when coupled with her insight and subtle Royal Navy during 1956 and indeed. sense of humour this small paperback becomes quite intriguing. 1957, followed by a narrative Let Not The Deep revolves The daughter of Admiral Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham filling in the months between around the St Mary's lifeboat the author's early years were dominated by the itinerant nature his last letter and demobilisa- station in the Isles of Scilly, of the Service - moves of house, changes in governess and even tion at the end of '57. where the Arun class of life- changes in country, not a common thing in the 1930s despite the Rather factual, but none- boat is real enough but the ever-present presence of the British Empire and its effect on all theless giving an interesting actual boat, her coxswain, crew those caught up with it. aspect on the life of a national and those ashore are products Young recollections retold in maturity provide a graphic, servicemen at sea more than of the author's literary skills. and charming, glimpse of life as it once was. 30 years ago. If one were to quibble there could be a touch too much Call Out The Sailor's Good Club Guide coincidence in the way the Service Records of the edited by Jim Evans characters arrive at the focal Gourdon Lifeboats 1878-1969 published by Windyriggers Publishing Company at £4.95 (from point, and once or twice a life- transcribed from the original Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex CB102UE) boat fact, or the use of a word, by Roy Souter Facts and figures for more than 230 sailing and motor boat clubs might jar - but these are minor published by the author at £4 around the UK, including names and addresses of many Owners' comments. Far outweighing There was a lifeboat at Associations and other useful clubs and societies. any small criticisms are the Gourdon from 1878 until the Since membership of an established club is one of the better finely written passages which station was closed in 1969, and ways of gleaning information and exchanging information any bring to life graphically what this book is sold in aid of funds encouragement to the sailor or motor boater to join up is to be it is like to be at sea in a blow, to preserve the surf boat encouraged, and this book provides a useful starting point. the 'feel' of a sea, and the way Maggie Law which served the A starting point only, unfortunately, as the list is not com- in which a close-knit crew station for some 40 years from prehensive - our standard test of looking up known facts operates, each member know- 1890 to 1930. revealed that only one of the seven well-established clubs with ing how the other will react, The original Service Books which this reviewer has been connected appear in the listings. their strengths and their total survived by chance, being dis- Appeals to club secretaries within the book should, how- reliance on each other. covered in a clear-out at the ever, help make further editions more comprehensive. The atmosphere created by local Primary School and Mike Lunnon-Wood's writing given to two pupils who were Marine VHP Radio is very real and almost anyone interested in lifeboats. published by Prestige Power at £5.40 (inc. post and packing) would find this book gripping. Some time later their father A handy aide memoir to VHP use and channels produced on Anyone with an interest in realised the importance of the water resistant paper. A trifle expensive but very handy. Avail- lifeboats or the sea will find it documents and they found able from Prestige Power at Maritime Walk, Ocean Village doubly so. their way to Roy Souter. The Marina, Canute Road, Southampton, Hants SOI 1TL. This reviewer carried the book is available from Roy volume with him, unable to Souter, 2 Seaview Terrace, An Illustrated Guide to Our Lifeboat Stations - Part 8 rest until Maeve Corrigan, St Gourdon, Montrose, Angus by Jeff Morris Mary's fictional Arun, and her DD10 OLE at £4.00 including In 1986 Jeff Morris, the Honor- Portrush details of boats, acci- crew were safely home! postage and packing. ary Archivist of the Lifeboat dents and medals are given Enthusiasts Society, set him- for each station, with any in- Please note that books reviewed on these pages are NOT self the task of writing books teresting additional material to cover every RNLI lifeboat appearing as a note. Well il- obtainable from thtne RNLIK.\U, unless spedficallspecificallvy stated in ththe review. station, past and present in his lustrated with black-and- series of booklets. With Part 8, white photographs this is a An address will be given in the review if the book is only obtainable from an individual or single source, otherwise Ireland, the task is complete - valuable little volume for the although with such an in- copies will be available from bookshops. Readers of Tun bookshelf. LIHT.OU who wish to obtain copies should contact a good formed and prolific author it The final part of Jeff Mor- bookseller, giving the full title, publisher's name and the cannot be long before the next ris's magnum opus can be ob- ISBN (International Standard Book Number). circuit begins and up-dated tained from the author at 14 We regret that we cannot undertake to contact publish- volumes begin to appear! Medina Road, Coventry CV6 5JB for £2.50 including post- ers or bookshops on behalf of readers. Working its way round the Irish coast clockwise from age and packing. 158 Heave Ho! Northwest Passage Solo by Charles Mazel by David Scott Cowper published by Waterline Books at £6.95 published by Seafarer Books ISBN 185310 454 X at £14.95 A book dedicated to servations with wit and ISBN 0850364299 seasickness might be style - aided, it must be Most readers of THE LIFEBOAT considered in ques- said with a good many will have heard David Scott tionable taste. How- quotes from writers over Cowper's name, if only be- ever, there is no the centuries. The illus- cause two of his record- doubt that it is a trations too have been breaking voyages have been subject of consider- chosen to lighten the aboard an ex-lifeboat. Yet Scott able importance to subject somewhat. Cowper's record of long-dis- many who venture And, to save you tance sailing far exceeds that afloat and, if you searching for the miracle of many of the 'household have the stomach for cure - there isn't one! One names'. Chay Blyth may have it (no more puns, of the book's quotes, from been the first person to sail promise) then this The British Medical singlehanded the 'wrong way' light-hearted paper- Journal in 1952, might - against the prevailing winds back with a serious sum up nwl de mer. - but Scott Cowper made the message could be for 'Everything that can be same trip in 72 days less, in a you. swallowed has been claimed virtually standard boat and The serious part to cure motion sickness...' added this feat to a circum- comes from the fact The choice is yours - navigation he had already that the author is an the 2nd century recipe made in the opposite direc- authority on inner 'Grind fleabane and tion! 'Nitroglycerin, so useful against heart ear balance func- attacks, has been used against wormwood together in The first singlehanded cir- tions and motion sickness and seasickness' olive oil and vinegar, and rub cumnavigation in a motor boat has carried out research on sailor and possessed of a sense on the nostrils frequently' or followed (in the ex-Watson four NASA spacelab missions. of humour which enables him carry on with 20th century class lifeboat Mabel E. Holland) He is also a lifelong small boat to convey some sensible ob- Dramamine... and then the subject of this book - another singlehanded Arctic Convoys British Cross-Channel circumnavigation but via the by Richard Woodman Railway Passenger Ships North-West Passage. published by John Murray at £25.00 by John de S. Winser Scott Cowper is certainly ISBN 07195 5079 3 published by Patrick Stephens not a self-publicist, for after Although Richard Woodman is best known for his fiction - in at £14.99 the end of the voyage in late particular the Nathaniel Drinkwater naval historical novels - ISBN 1 85260 459 X 1990 it took nearly four years his interest in the Arctic Convoys of World War II was aroused A comprehensively illustrated for yachting journalist David when he sailed with survivors from the ill-fated convoy PQ17. (more than 130 photographs Pelly to wheedle the story from Relying on both British and German sources and the ac- in 80 pages) look at the vessels him and finally publish the counts of those involved Arctic Convoys is a comprehensive introduced by the railway book. history - running to more than 530 pages - of the lifeline to companies to extend their Mabel E.Holland took four- Stalin's efforts against the Nazis on the Eastern Front. sphere of operation beyond the and-a-half years on this cir- The conditions described are quite appalling, but perhaps railheads. cumnavigation, and it was the best guide to the accuracy of the accounts comes from Although beginning with obviously not all plain sailing, historian Ludovic Kennedy: Those of us who sailed on the paddle steamers in the late despite the author's lack of Arctic Convoys are the best judges of books written about them: 1800s the book concentrates dramatisation in the telling. I can say with truth that this account is the most comprehensive mainly on the period from the Although the fact that the and the most accurate I have read...' end of the First World War vessel is an ex-lifeboat will Chilling and not exactly light reading, but a fascinating until the final Sealink steamer obviously influence many of review of both the events and their effect on those involved. in 1980. the readers of this journal to take an interest in Northwest David Scott Cowper's ex- Passage Solo, it deserves a Watson class lifeboat much wider audience as it is Mabel E. Ho/land beached at Depot Bay, not merely a sailor's book, it is Fort Ross to carry out a story of adventure which temporary repairs during her epic cicumnavigation happens to be set aboard an via the North West ex-lifeboat. Passage. One of the Scott Cowper's matter-of- illustrations from Northwest Passage Solo, fact-tone both makes and mars reviewed far right. his book - it is refreshing in these days of hype and exag- geration yet sometimes one feels that there is a little more behind what has been said - a yearning perhaps for some tabloid-style shouting from the rooftops from a man who could put most self publicists in their place! 159 The equipment in everyday use aboard a lifeboat has developed to the point where it has evolved its own jargon, almost as arcane as the language of the sea itself. In this, the first of an occasional series on the technicalities of lifeboats, Mike Floyd attempts to explain the mysteries of marine communication in everyday language. To those lifeboatmen, seamen and yachtsmen to whom VHFDF is no more mysterious than their wrist watch- please bear with us in our attempts to simplify the subject!

In this age of instant communication it is difficult to comprehend with increasing height, placing the VHP aerial as high as possible the situation, only tens of years ago, when a lifeboat put to sea maximises the range. This is why lifeboats always have their and immediately became totally cut-off from the shore - unable radio aerials high on the superstructure and coast radios and to pass messages to the coastguard, boathouse or casualty. coastguard stations have tall aerials mounted as high as possible. Indeed lifeboats were lost for the simple reason that no-one could A VHP radio has a maximum range of about 30 to 35 miles in tell them their services were no longer required and they carried normal conditions, but there can be pockets of poor reception. on into unnecessary danger. Radio waves behave rather like waves in a pond, moving out Modern communication systems have changed the situation in a circle from where a stone landed, becoming smaller and completely, and the interchange of information has now become smaller until they are difficult to see and then finally disappear- a vital aspect of modern search and rescue operations. ing. If there is an obstruction on the pond the waves may not be Bulky valve sets have gone the way of cat's whisker radios, able to get behind it, and this can also happen with radio waves. and modern transceivers can now be the size of a car radio with If a boat is behind a high headland or other tall obstruction she an aerial only some 4.5ft long. So inexpensive and compact have may not be able to transmit or receive radio messages on VHP. these radios become that they can now be fitted to virtually any size of boat with a source of 12v electrical power, and even Medium Frquency smaller hand-portable versions with their own internal batteries In this situation, and when operating out near the lifeboats' are also available. 50-mile range of coverage the other type of radio can be used. This is 'MF' (Medium Frequency). With MF radio the waves are Very High Frequency longer, and because of the way they behave they can follow the Lifeboats now carry two different types of radio, enabling curve of the earth out of sight over the horizon. They can also go them to communicate with the shore and casualty, and often to upwards to bounce off a section of the atmosphere, increasing locate a casualty's position from its radio transmissions. range and penetrating blind spots. However MF radio sets are The most commonly used radio system aboard a lifeboat is larger, more expensive and are more complicated to use than 'VHP' (Very High Frequency - a very short wavelength). Be- VHP so many small boats, such as yachts and fishing boats, cause of the way these short radio waves behave VHP is very which usually operate within VHP range of the coast, only have clear when close-up but they travel in straight lines and cannot VHP on board. follow the rounded surface of the earth. This limits the range, to what is often called 'line of sight' because the transmissions go Direction Finding roughly as far as the horizon before going off into the earth's The position from which a radio set is transmitting can be atmosphere. In the same way that the visual horizon extends located in much the same way as the position of a stone dropped into a pond - by locating the centre of the circles of waves spreading outwards from the source. Special 'DP' (Direction Finding) radios are fitted to lifeboats and these have * •' k -^ 5 - an aerial which is sensitive over a very nar- •O. row angle rather than through the full circle of a conventional radio. An analogy would be a telescope - which clarifies an image, but only over a very narrow field of view. Just as

Modern lifeboats carry their communications aerials as high as possible on the superstructure. In this photograph of the prototype Trent class there are two MF aerials at the side of the upper steering position - one connected to the automatic distress receiver shown in the photo- graph opposite - with the single, shorter VHP aerial between them. The four-element aerial amidships is for the VHP Direction Finder. A low-profile emergency VHP aerial is fitted to the top of the wheelhouse and is not visible in this photograph.

160 designed to standardise the content of a message, shorten the transmission time and to provide maximum clarity. For example there are many ways of saying that a ship is in distress, and this could be multiplied by the number of languages in use, so the single word 'Mayday' is recognised internationally as a 'key- word'. This one word conveys a great deal of information to any vessel which hears it. Similarly the phonetic alphabet has also been standardised and the RNLI, for example, would always be spelt out as Romeo November Lima India whatever language was in use. Anyone using a marine radio has to be licenced and is examined on their radio procedure and knowledge of the sys- tem. To avoid interference from other users the Coastguard has a 'private' channel on the VHF frequencies, Channel Zero, to communicate with the lifeboat and rescue helicopters. No other vessel is permitted to have a radio capable of transmitting on this channel without the permission of the Coastguard.

VHP transmitter/receivers are now very compact and can be fitted in boats as Crew Paging small as the RNLI's D class inflatables. This photograph of the first Atlantic 75 This same VHF channel is used for some lifeboat crew pagers rigid inflatable clearly shows the aerial mounted on the mast aft - as high as - when requested by the Honorary Secretary the Coastguard practicable. transmits a coded signal which activates the specially pro- a telescope 'receives' its visual image over a very small area so a grammed pagers. Due to the 'blind spots' mentioned earlier the radio DF aerial receives its radio signal over a similar narrow RNLI has installed repeaters near several lifeboat stations to angle - and the direction of the strongest signal is the direction in ensure that the pager signal covers the required area. which the casualty's transmitter lies. At one time the DF aerial Other stations in the UK are covered by the standard British was swung around until it received the strongest signal but now Telecom 'Rescuepage' paging system, again radio activated but the whole process is electronic and automatic. By taking a RDF on entirely separate frequencies. (Radio Direction Finding) bearing the lifeboat can home in on the The RNLI has been operating its own, local radio paging vessel or, if another bearing can be taken from another point - system but now that the Irish Marine Emergency Service (very perhaps a Coastguard radio ashore - the two can be used to fix roughly equivalent to the UK's Coastguard) has a system similar the casualty's position. to the VHF Channel Zero pager the RNLI is moving over to it. DF can be used on both VHP and MF radios, although MFDF is not carried on the latest generation of boats as MF is largely Internal Communication confined to commercial vessels which are moving over to an Internal communication on a lifeboat can be as important as 'active' radar transponder - one which can transmit a signal external communication and modern all-weather lifeboats have identifying the vessel on other ships' radar screens. a sophisticated intercom system both above and below deck. In addition to normal microphones and loudspeakers at Radio Operation strategic points many of the crews' helmets have built-in head- If every vessel could hear every radio transmission she could phones and microphones which can be plugged in to a number not identify her own messages, so each type of radio has different of sockets. Waterproof sockets are installed on deck so that crew 'channels' on slightly different frequencies (wavelengths). members on the foredeck, for example, can pass and receive One of these frequencies is always kept free so that one boat messages from the coxswain. An additional feature is that key can call another before switching to a different channel to pass members of the crew, for example the coxswain and radio the required message. Various channels are allocated for ship-to- operator, can use the helmet headsets to broadcast directly on ship, ship-to-shore and other specialised traffic such as harbour one of the lifeboat's VHF radios (there is usually a duplicate set control. The calling channel is monitored by all shipping and the installed at the outside steering position). Trials are underway coastguard, and is therefore also used for distress calls. with a short-range radio intercom system - a voiding the need for On VHP Channel 16 is allocated for this purpose, but on MF wires, plugs and sockets. the actually frequency in kilohertz, 2182, is used to identify it. Because of the limited number of radio chan- nels allocated to marine use it is necessary to keep messages short and also to ensure that the mean- ing of a message is entirely clear. As a result special procedures and 'keywords' have been evolved and are used internationally. These are

The communications equipment fitted to the prototype Sev- ern class. The left hand control panel is the MF radio, with the VHP radio third from the left. The remaining two panels are for an automated distress system operating on MF. The VHF DF receiver is positioned forward, above the steering position, where it can easily be seen by the helms-

161 Memorial memories Recollections from Gorleston I have been commissioned to write a While visiting RNLI headquarters to look around and buy Christmas presents, I book on the Maritime Memorials and went into the museum and saw pictures and a model of Coxswain Henry Blogg. Mementoes of Great Britain which will This was a man I knew well from my days as a volunteer at the Gorleston lifeboat be published by Patrick Stephens about house in 1933. After launching the boat it was my task to light the boiler to the end of 1994. provide hot water to allow the crew and survivors to take a bath when the boat To supplement the information returned. I was also responsible for arranging hot drinks and dry clothing. which I have collected over the past Although Coxswain Blogg was in charge of the Cromer lifeboat, if the weather fifteen years I am asking whether was too rough he would bring his boat into Gorleston. I think it was in the readers of THE LIFEBOAT can add to my December of 1933 when the Cromer crew saved the lives of the skipper and his list by sending details of maritime mate from the Sepoy. It was for this rescue that Henry was awarded one of his memorials for inclusion in my book. gold medals. On this occasion the crew of the Sepoy tied themselves to the rigging There is a marvellous story concern- to stop the storm blowing them away. How I remember the relief for these poor ing the naval history of this country men once they were back on dry land. and the deeds of our seafarers recorded My friend and I used to sit and talk to Coxswain Joe Johnson who was also the in the monuments and memorials landlord of The Lifeboat Tavern. He would relate his lifeboat stories to the within our churches and elsewhere. summer visitors which always helped to fill the collecting box on his counter. David Saunders, A neighbour of mine in Gorleston was Second Coxswain Halfnight who would Woosung, Pointf ields, Hakin, Milf ord let us go out on fundraising trips in the reserve boat Elizabeth Simpson. We would Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 3EB go to the Scroby Sands about four miles off Gorleston pier to see the colony of grey seals. Another of my memories at Gorleston was the sight of 35 steam cargo boats The Reasons Why... anchored in the Yarmouth Roads riding I have just read the Winter 1993/4 issue of THE LIFEBOAT and saw that the Institu- out the severe gale which lasted eight tion's membership scheme, now known as Shoreline, started 25 years ago. days. Have you ever wondered why people who do not own boats and have no George Bracey, connection with the sea join Shoreline? Bournemouth, Dorset My interest in the RNLI started 31 years ago during a week's holiday on the Isle of Wight with my school from London. I was 11 years old and we had an after- The Rye Disaster noon trip to Bembridge lifeboat station. Since then my favourite charity has It was most interesting to me to read always been the RNLI. the letter from Mrs Reynolds of Win- Twenty years ago I left London and moved to the Isle of Wight. Apart from chester on the Rye lifeboat disaster (The being surrounded by it, my only connection with the sea is two or three return Lifeboat Winter 1993/4). crossings a year on one of the Isle of Wight ferries. Ten years ago I joined Shore- I, too, was a small girl at that time line after seeing an advertisment in a national daily paper. living in Eastbourne where my father As long as the brave men and women of the RNLI risk their lives going out in (Lt Simmons) was stationed as district all weathers to rescue those in peril on the sea, I shall continue to support the RNLI officer of HM Coastguard. I well and Shoreline - paying with a deed of covenant of course. remember that night, as my father and C. Williams, the crew of Eastbourne Coastguard Shanklin, Isle of Wight. station were on duty all night and the weather was atrocious. Such a strong _ wind that a large wall near us in Addingham Road was blown Essential Holiday Companions! down. It was, as Mr Hutchinson states Well, that's two issues of The Lifeboat and Storm Force members. in his book, the delay in communi- which won't be following the rest to It would be interesting to learn cation that was the cause of the the doctor's waiting room! The what other members think of this idea failure to cancel the launch of the Autumn 1993 edition with The - and what the RNLI thinks too, of Mary Stanford. In those days the Lifeboat Spotter's Guide' and the course! telephone was the only means of Winter 1993/4 with The Lifeboat L. Trotman, communication between coast- Fleet' will need to be taken along on Olton, Solihull. guard and lifeboat stations. No all seaside holidays in future - unless, Editor's Note: A new series of RNLI two-way radio then. that is, the RNLI decide to publish leaflets will be available shortly - one of There is a beautiful memorial to this information as a small booklet - which includes a version of the 'Spotters' the Mary Stanford and crew in perhaps amplified with GA line Guide'. We hope to repeat the lifeboat fleet Winchelsea Church and the people drawings of the boats as well as listing annually, but in the meantime 'On of Rye are proud of their memory. photographs. Station' in each issue of the journal will My father regarded the disaster There would surely be a consider- enable readers to keep their information as a terrible and unnecessary able demand for this among Shoreline up-to-date. tragedy. Mrs P. Matthews, Hastings.

162 Port Yarrock relatives sought History of the Number Steamers For many years, up to the opening of the Humber bridge, the Royal Naval Association I write to ask if you would kindly chartered one of the paddle steamers which operated the Hull-New Holland ferry for a bring to the notice of your readers a memorial service at Spurn. local project of maritime interest. During this annual event the paddle steamer, usually Lincoln Castle, would drop On 29 January 1894, the 3-masted anchor in sight of the Spurn lighthouse and after a service wreaths would be cast on the waters from the car deck. barque Port Yarrock was wrecked on I am trying to piece together the last fifty years of the Humber paddle steamers and the shores of Brandon Bay, West wonder if anyone has any photographs taken at the service, or any other excursions Kerry, with the loss of all 20 on board. towards the mouth of the Humber. The master was Thomas Forbes, The ferry service ceased over ten years ago and the Lincoln Castle is now preserved in first mate C.H. Royal (or Royle), Grimsby. Any help would be appreciated and all letters will be answered. I took a few slides second mate G. O'Keeffe, crew myself but unfortunately they do not copy very well. There were many photographers on members T. McCulloch, R. Grant, H. board and maybe some ashore who have pictures I could borrow. Harrison, H.J. Kanshilt, Paterson, Barry Beadle, Hansen, Pellefero, Homberg, Mase, Flat 6, Ferensway House, 54 Prospect Street, Hull HU2 8NR O.Berman, Olsen, ]. Carnie, J. Evans. Apprentices W.T. Baines, C.J. Gardiner, G.H. Deswell, B.T. Eaton, H. Everett, A.F. Wells. I have copied these names Thanks to the crews from a contemporary newspaper article so some may be We were on holiday on our favourite island, Arran, in our misspelled. favourite cottage tucked away on a hillside with a fine view The tragic event left a profound impression on the people of the Firth of Clyde. of this area. We now wish to commemorate the centenary in Our youngest daughter, then sixteen, decided to go out a suitable manner. It would be wonderful if we could trace on the Clyde in a small boat we had on the shore. relatives of the crew. It was a lovely evening and I needed very little persua- I should also mention a Mr (or Captain) Ensor who came sion, the water was as still as a mill pond and very inviting here about 1911 to salvage the cargo of copper ore and lived so we took the boat out and had a pleasant row round the here for a couple of years with his wife and three daughters. headland and back. Julia wanted to stay out and rowed out I myself grew up and still live in the house originally built to the headland and back again, but instead of pulling in she for him. rowed past the cove in the other direction. I tried to keep Mrs S. Mulcahy, calm, telling myself that she would soon turn round and Cloghane, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. come back, but the boat got smaller and smaller. The waves also were getting choppier, the sun Even more on the Lagos Pilot Boat was beginning to sink, as was my I have been following the letters on the Concerning the letters in the Summer and heart. Lagos pilot boat with interest. This is Autumn issues 'Where is the Queen', I send I had to act, and fast. I ran up to partly because the Queen was originally you a picture of the pilot tender in Lagos, the house, dialled 999 and asked for propelled by water jets and the photograph Nigeria. It was taken in April 1970 while I the lifeboat service. They asked with Mr Powell's letter in the Autumn was serving on the Dutch Shell tanker edition of the journal would tend to suggest Acmaea. Notice the pilot descending the exactly where I was, which direction a boat with twin screws. ladder! So in 1970 the Queen (?) was still in the boat had disappeared and what The late lifeboat historian Grahame service. type of boat. They were marvellous, Farr's paper on steam lifeboats, published In the book The Lifeboat Service by told me to stay calm and promised to in 1981, gives details of a steam lifeboat- Oliver Warner there is a photograph of the get the lifeboat launched immediately. cum-pilot boat built specifically for service real Queen and when I look at the details I in Lagos in 1905, named Molesey. She was must agree with Mr Powell - the pilot 'Stay near the phone and we will keep twin screwed and powered, originally at tender of Lagos is the Queen. The bull-eyes in touch' said the calm voice. least, by a Yarrow water tube type of boiler. seems to be larger but I think it is easier to After what seemed an eternity the The boat appears to have been very similar enlarge them than repairing the possible lifeboat came into view and then that in appearance to the Queen although there rust damage. too disappeared. Dusk was falling in were some subtle differences, including the I am more than interested in the Queen possible presence of a telegraph to the right and the Duke of Northumberland because of earnest, the chill night air was making of the wheel. their propulsion systems (hydraulic). I am me shiver and apprehension began to My father, Gwyn, was a traffic manager the mechanic of the Dutch lifeboat grow when, at last, I spotted a large with Elder Dempster in Lagos in 1958 and Beursplein 5 stationed on the island of Texel boat dragging a smaller one behind. recalls a telegraph. Indeed, there is a sailor and am very interested in the technical side I tore down to the beach to see the standing in this position in Mr Powell's of the 'good old boats'. Do you or your photograph. readers have more information about these crew pull the little boat in and lift out Another twist to the story is that Tony boats for me? a bedraggled Julia. Denton's book on ex lifeboats states that the Our lifeboat is hydraulical driven by She had lost an oar overboard and Queen was sold to Secondi, Ghana in 1924. Hamilton water jets. The speed is over 30 the current had carried her out into the Perhaps this is how confusion may have knots. Our experiences with this kind of wider waters of the Clyde. The arisen as it would seem likely to me that the propulsion are really great and that in all boat at Lagos was in fact the Molesey. kinds of weather. D.A. Kruk, lifeboatmen were superb and waved I am hoping to construct a short article Krimweg 102,1795 LS De Cocksdorp, my apologies away. Only later, when for the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society Holland. we were listening to the news, did we newsletter on the realise that there had been three subject. If any reader lifeboats out looking for our daughter, can shed any more light on the matter I would be two from the mainland and one from pleased to hear from the island. them. We were glad to send a donation in A.R. Pari Huws, thanks to the RNLI to whom we will 1 Harborne Drive, always be in debt and we will cer- Spital, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside L63 tainly never, ever underestimate the 9HF sea again. Clare Pierson, Starbeck, Harrogate. 163 PAST...AND..PRESENT

100 years ago Today's lifeboatmen

It will doubtless be in the memory of many of our Charlie Sharrod has readers that the Report read at the last Annual Meeting been coxswain of contained the important information that Sir EDWARD Hastings lifeboat BIRKBECK, Bart., the Chairman of the Institution, on since 1992. He began behalf of the Committee, had moved a resolution in the House of Commons that a complete system of electrical his association with communication should be provided by the Government Hastings lifeboat in between all Coastguard stations, and signal stations 1974 as a shore helper on the coasts of the United Kingdom; also that where before joining the there were no such stations, that the postal telegraph crew in 1983. He be- offices should be so connected, with the view to the came second cox- earliest possible information being given to the local swain in 1987, has life-boat authorities of the services of the Life-boats in been an emergency their charge being required; also that an address might mechanic since 1989 be presented asking that a Royal Commission might be and also served in the appointed to consider the desirabilty or otherwise of crew of Hastings' in- electrically connecting the rock lighthouses, lightships, shore lifeboat be- etc.,with the shore for the same purpose... The work comprised in the first part of the resolution, tween 1990 and 1992. viz., the connection of coastguard stations, signal In 1984 Charlie stations and postal telegraph offices was taken in hand was awarded a medal con amore by the officials of the Post Office as soon as service certificate for the Treasury had provided the necessary funds, and his part in a service has been pushed on with a zeal and energy worthy of which resulted in a the cause for which it was undertaken,i.e., the rescue bronze medal for the coxswain, when the lifeboat landed a of life from shipwreck... sick crew member from the Irish container ship Bell Rover in The parts of the coast on which to establish the a strong south by westerly gale and heavy breaking seas communications were selected with reference to the with poor visibility. number of wrecks occurring in the locality, as well as He and two crew members took part in the Lord Mayor's the difficulties that presented themselves in giving Show last November (featured in the Winter 1993/4 issue). prompt notice to the Life-boats that their services were Charlie works as a British Telecom manager. required. Some little time must naturally elapse before the full value of these communications, can be demon- strated, but already they have proved of service in calling out boats 14 times; it augers well for the value and future usefulness of the system should another of those distressing casualties occur - as they have from Facts and Figures time to time done hitherto - entailing lamentable loss of life through inability to summon either the Life-boat Provisional statistics as at 2 February 1994 show that or rocket apparatus, or possibly both, stationed in the during 1993: neighbourhood, to the rescue. The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 5,397 times The second part of our subject, viz., electrical com- (an average of 14 launches a day) munication with light-houses, light ships, etc., is from 1,274 lives were saved (an average of nearly 3 a a "life-saving" point of view, if possible of greater im- day) portance than the first part, for two reasons; first, Nearly 4% of all services carried out by lifeboats because the only possible alternative channels of com- were in winds of Force 8 and above munication with the shore are so very liable to be cut More than 54% of all services were to pleasure off just when most required, i.e.,in fog, thick weather craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) and gales of wind, that they cannot be considered There are 274 lifeboats on station, with a further reliable. This will be the evident to us when we remember that 100 in the relief fleet. the distances of some light-vessels from the land To 31 December 1993,125,214 lives have been entails the signal from the outer one being repeated by saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824. one, and sometimes two intervening light-vessels be- fore being made within reasonable distance of the shore... The only other means of giving warning to Life-boats Costs is by smacks or other vessels, either proceeding at once The cost of running the RNLI in 1993 was £46m. to give information on seeing the wreck, or in the The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: ordinary course on getting into harbour for shelter. 16ft D class inflatable - £11,000 Fatal delay has already occurred more than once from 7.5m Atlantic rigid inflatable - £61,000 this want of reliable communication and may do so 14m Trent - £1,025,000 again any day. 17m Severn - £1,380,000 164 LIFEBOAT SERVICES AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1993

Aberdeen, Grampian Bangor, Co Down Bude, Cornwall Dungeness, Kent 54ft Arun ON W50: Aug 20, Atlantic 21: Aug 1,3, 22 D class: Aug 1, 30 and 12m Mersey ON 1186: Aug 1, Oct 10 and 18 (twice), 30, Sept 4, 5,13,17, Oct 17 5, 22, 31, Sept 4 (twice), 7,20 D class Oct 8 23, Oct 2 and 7 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex and Oct 17 (twice) Aberdovey, Gwynedd Barmouth, Gwynedd D c/flss: Sept 12,17 and 26 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin Atlantic 21: Aug 19, 25, Sept 12m Mersey ON 1185: Aug 18 Burry Port, Dyfed 44ft Waveney ON 1036: Aug 3 and 7 and 30 Relief D class: Aug 15, 25, 1,19, 22 (twice), Sept 1, 23, Abersoch, Gwynedd Relief 12m Mersey ON 1192: Sept 2, 9,24 and Oct 17 Oct 8,14 and 25 Atlantic 21: Aug 2,12 (twice), Oct 3 Calshot, Hampshire D class: Aug 19, 30, Sept 5,18 15 Sept 4 and Oct 27 D class: Aug 22, 23 and 30 33ft Brede ON 1104: Sept 12 (three times), Oct 3 (twice), 7 Aberystwyth, Dyfed Barra Island, Western Isles (twice) and 9 Atlantic 21: Aug 4,10, 30 and 52ft Arun ON 1143: Sept 24 Campbeltown, Strathclyde Eastbourne, East Sussex Sept 4 Barrow, Cumbria 52ft Arun ON 1059: Aug 6, 12m Mersey ON 1195: Aug 1, Aith, Shetland 47ft Tyne ON 1117: Aug 15, 14, 22, 25, Sept 21 and 28 5 (twice), 7,12, Oct 11,16 52ft Arun ON 1100: Aug 30 28 and Sept 1 Cardigan, Dyfed (twice) and 21 Aldeburgh, Suffolk D class: Aug 15 (twice), 28, Cc/ass:Aug6, 8,13,14,18, Relief 12m Mersey ON 1189: 37ft 6in Rather ON 1068: Sept Sept 20 and Oct 7 23, Sept 1 and Oct 3 Aug 21 and 29 7 Barry Dock, South Glamor- Relief C class: Oct 20 and 29 Relief D class: Aug 1 (twice) D class: Aug 20,23, 24, 26 gan Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and 2 and Sept 7 52ft Arun ON 1018: Aug 1, 8, Atlantic 21: Aug 9 and 27 D class: Aug 6, 8,12,18, Sept Alderney, Channel Islands 17 and 19 Relief Atlantic 21: Sept 4, 5, 6 3,10,16, Oct 3 and 22 44ft Waveney ON 1045: Aug Relief 52ft Arun ON 1108: and 12 Exmouth, South Devon 5,8, 24, 26, 27,28, Sept 3, 29, Aug 31, Sept 5, Oct 4, 5 and Relief D class: Aug 2, 6,13, 20, 33ft Brede ON 1088: Aug 1, 7, Oct 7 and 16 19 21, 10,11,12,17,19, 26, 27, Sept Amble, Northumberland Beaumaris, Gwynedd Clif den, Co Galway 2,16,20, 26, 29 and Oct 10 44ft Waveney ON 1004: Aug Atlantic 21: Aug 2, 7,11, Sept C class: Aug 1,16 (twice), 23 Relief D class: Aug 2, 6,10,11 6, Oct 12 and 15 (twice) 22 and Oct 16 and 28 (twice), 12,17 (twice), 18, 27 D class: Aug 2, Sept 3 and 5 Bembridge, Isle of Wight Clogher Head, Co Louth (twice), 31, Sept 6,17 and 20 Angle, Dyfed 47ft Tyne ON 1126: Aug 22, 12m Mersey ON 1190: Oct 7 D class: Sept 29 (twice) Oct 10 47ft Tyne ON 1114: Aug 23, Sept 3, 25, 27 and 29 and 9 (twice), 13 and 20 (twice) 29, Sept 21, Oct 10,15 and 22 D class: Aug 9,11,15 (twice), Cleethorpes, Humberside Eyemouth, Borders Anstruther, Fife 23, Sept 25 (twice), Oct 7 and D class: Aug 1 (twice), 21, 22, 44ft Waveney ON 1026: Aug 12m Mersey ON 1174: Aug 6, 27 Sept 19 and Oct 26 31, Oct 1 (twice), 6, 7 and 8 7, 27, Sept 3 and 8 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Conwy, Gwynedd Falmouth, Cornwall Appledore, North Devon Northumberland D class: Aug 12 and 21 52ft Arun ON 1058: Aug 6, Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1115: Aug 12m Mersey ON 1191: Aug 8, Courtmacsherry Harbour, 28, 30 (twice), Sept 12 (three 5,19, 24, 27, Sept 2 and 9 12 and Sept 21 Co Cork times) and 17 47ft Tyne ON 1140: Sept 19, Blackpool, Lancashire 44ft Waveney ON 1005: Aug 4 Atlantic 21: Aug 8,11,22,30 and Oct 30 (twice) D class: Aug 3, 7, 9, 30, Sept and Sept 30 (twice), 31, Sept 1 and 12 Atlantic 21: Aug 17 (twice), 1,4, Oct 17 and 30 Craster, Northumberland (four times) 18,19 (five times), Sept 1, 2, Relief D class: Aug 3, 7, 9, 22, D class: Sept 12 Filey, North Yorkshire 7,12, and 14 30, Sept 1, 4, Oct 17 (twice) Criccieth, Gwynedd 12m Mersey ON 1170: Aug Relief Atlantic 21: Oct 2 and and 30 Relief C class: Aug 3, 21 (three 16, 30, Oct 12 (twice) and 23 30 (twice) Blyth, Northumberland times) and Oct 7 (twice) Arbroath, Tayside 44ft Waveney ON 1079: Aug Cromer, Norfolk D class: Aug 12,13, Sept 1, 2, 12m Mersey ON 1194: Sept 8 3,15, 31, Sept 4, 9, 26, 30 and 47ft Tyne ON 1097: Aug 29, 5 (three times) and Oct 3 and 10 Oct 7 Oct 13 and 27 Fishguard, Dyfed Arklow, Co Wicklow D class: Aug 5, 31 and Sept D class: Sept 3 and 12 (twice) Relief 52ft Arun ON 1077: 44ft Waveney ON 1029: Aug 4 Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear Aug 4,16,17 and Sept 1 28, Sept 15, Oct 8,10 (twice) Borth, Dyfed Atlantic 21: Aug 1,10,17, 22, Flamborough, Humberside and 27 (twice) D class: Aug 22 (twice), 24 Septl, 5, 7, 12, 30 and Atlantic 21: Sept 28, 30 and Arran (Lamlash), Strathclyde (twice) and 29 Oct 11 Oct 28 C class: Aug 7, 8,16 and Oct Bridlington, Humberside Donaghadee, Co Down Fleetwood, Lancashire 31 12m Mersey ON 1124: Aug 11 52ft Arun ON 1107: Aug 7, 47ft Tyne ON 1156: Aug 5, 30, Arranmore, Co Donegal D class: Aug 7,10,11 (four 18, 20 and 22 Sept 1, 5 (twice) and 7 47ft Tyne ON 1111: Aug 3,4, times), 14, 22, Sept 2 and Oct Douglas, Isle of Man D class: Aug 5,12, 30, Sept 19 5,13,14, 25, Sept 25, 28, Oct 26 47ft Tyne ON 1147: Aug 22 and Oct 9 10 and 12 Brighton, East Sussex Dover, Kent Flint, Clwyd Atlantic College (St Donat's Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 13,17 50ft Thames ON 1031: Aug 2, D class: Sept 19 and Oct 29 Castle), South Glamorgan (twice), 29, Sept 6,13, Oct 12 6, 26, Sept 8,15, 21, 26 Oct 9, Fowey, Cornwall Atlantic 21: Sept 5, Oct 2 and and 16 17, 24, 30 and 31 (twice) Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1003: 9 Broughty Ferry (Dundee), Dunbar, Lothian Aug 5 Ballycotton, Co Cork Tayside 48ft 6in Solent ON 1020: Aug 44ft Waveney ON 1028: Aug 52ft Arun ON 1067: Aug 11, D class: Aug 11 14 24, Sept 1,4, 28 and Oct 17 12, 27, Oct 8,18 and 21 Buckle, Grampian 44ft Waveney ON 1034: Aug (twice) Ballyglass, Co Mayo 52ft Arun ON 1093: Aug 8 11,14, 25 and Oct 7 Fraserburgh, Grampian 52ft Arun ON 1159: Aug 4 (twice), 17, 20 (twice), Sept D class: Aug 9,17, 25, Sept 47ft Tyne ON 1109: Sept 2, and Sept 12 27 and Oct 11 12,14 (twice), 17 and Oct 7 Oct 2, 8 and 10 165 Lyme Regis, Dorset New Quay, Dyfed Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 2, 6 12m Mersey ON 1172: Aug LIFEBOAT SERVICES (twice), 7,12,13 and 18 12,22 and Sept 1 AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER Atlantic 21: Sept 26, Oct 3,13 D class: Aug 12,13, 23, 30 1993-Continued (twice) 17, 24 (twice) and 31 and Sept 25 Lymington, Hampshire North Berwick, Lothian Atlantic 21: Aug 7, 22,29 Relief D class: Aug 1 (twice), Galway Bay, Co Galway Hunstanton, Norfolk (twice) and Oct 17 3, 4, 22, 23, Sept 11, 24 and 52ft Arun ON 1118: Aug 8, 9, Atlantic 21: Aug 3,13,27, Lytham St Annes, Lanca- Oct 25 10,14,18, 20, 30, Sept 3 and Sept 4 and Oct 24 shire North Kessock, Oct9 Ilfracombe, North Devon Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1146: Aug Invernessshire Relief 52ft Arun ON 1150: Oct 12m Mersey ON 1165: Aug 3, 3, 8,29 and Oct 23 D class: Aug 22 and Oct 21 28 11,19, 23, 28, Sept 5 and Oct D class: Aug 8,15, 29, Sept 18 North Sunderland, North- Girvan, Strathclyde 5 (twice) and 30 umberland 12m Mersey ON 1196: Aug 25 D class: Aug 24, 26, 30, Sept Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire 12m Mersey ON 1173: Aug 3 (twice) and 29 1, 2 (twice), 15 (twice), Oct 3, D class: Aug 3 and 22 Great Yarmouth and 5 and 16 (twice) Relief D class: Aug 14,19 D class: Aug 21, 30 and Sept Gorleston, Norfolk Invergordon, Highland (twice), 22, 29, Sept 16 and 6 44ft Waveney ON 1065: Aug 44ft Waveney ON 1033: Aug Oct 21 Oban, Strathclyde 9, Sept 16,19, Oct 10 and 12 14 Macduff, Grampian 33ft Brede ON 1102: Aug 2, 6, Atlantic 21: Aug I, 5, 7,10, Islay, Strathclyde Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 20, 22 8,9,16,18, 25,27,29, Sept 2 14,15, 22, 28, Sept 1, 5,12,19, 50ft Thames ON 1032: Aug 26 and Sept 15 (twice), 5, 9 (three times), 12 30, Oct 10 and 21 (twice), Sept 2,16,20 Oct 2, Mallaig, Highland (twice), 13,15,19, 26, Oct 3, 7 Happisburgh, Norfolk 21 and 23 Relief 52ft Arun ON 1071: and 30 D class: Aug 10 (twice) and Kilkeel, Co Down Aug 11 Padstow, Cornwall 15 Atlantic 21: Aug 18, Sept 12, 52ft Arun ON 1078: Oct 14,18 47ft Tyne ON 1094: Aug 22 Hartlepool, Cleveland Oct 8,17 and 31 and 23 (twice), 27,29, Sept 7,19 and 44ft Waveney ON 1044: Sept Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford Marazion, Cornwall Oct 4 12, 20, Oct 3,12, 24 and 31 12m Mersey ON 1187: Aug D class: Aug 24, Sept 18 and 19 Peel, Isle of Man Atlantic 21: Aug 7, 8, Sept 30, 14, Sept 24, Oct 10 and Margate, Kent 12m Mersey ON 1181: Aug 5, Oct 3 (twice), 10, 20, 26 and 11 12m Mersey ON 1177: Aug 16,19 (twice), Sept 4 and 5 31 (twice) Kirkcudbright, Dumfries 12,14, 21, 22, Sept 26 and 29 Penarth, South Glamorgan Harwich, Essex and Galloway D class: Aug 2, 7,13, 22,26, D class: Aug 14, 20 and Oct 5 44ft Waveney ON 1060: Aug Atlantic 21: Aug 21, 25 30, Sept 2, 4, 6 (twice), 17 and Relief D class: Oct 24 and 31 2,5,12,15, Sept 3,4, 6, 9,12, (twice) and 29 Oct 4 (twice) 17,18, Oct 15 and 22 Kirkwall, Orkney Minehead, Somerset Penlee, Cornwall Atlantic 21: Aug 1, 2 (twice), 52ft Arun ON 1135: Sept 4 Atlantic 21: Aug 3, 8, 25, Sept 52ft Arun ON 1085: Aug 15 5 (five times), 9,11 (twice), Largs, Strathclyde 5 and Oct 24 (twice), 20, 22 (twice), 23, 12 (twice), 14,15,18, 21, Sept Atlantic 21: Aug 1 (three D class: Aug 8,14, 29, Sept 5 Sept 19 (twice), 25, Oct 9 and 5,6,9,12,18, 21,29, 30, Oct times), 25, Sept 3 (twice), 4, and Oct 24 31 10,14,18, 24 (three times) 19, 25 and Oct 5 Moelfre, Gwynedd Peterhead, Grampian Hastings, East Sussex Lerwick, Shetland 47ft Tyne ON 1116: Aug 4, 7, 47'ft Tyne ON 1127: Aug 15 Relief 12m Mersey ON 1184: 52ft Arun ON 1057: Aug 15, 8,13 and Sept 6 (twice), 30, Sept 5,12,16, Oct Aug 3,18 and Oct 15 Sept 14,19 and Oct 13 D c/flss: Aug 1, 4, 7,17,29, 3,13 and 20 D class: Aug 2 (twice), 14,17 Little and Broad Haven, Sept 1 and 19 Plymouth, South Devon (twice), 18, 21, Oct 9 and 12 Dyfed Montrose, Tayside 52ft Arun ON 1136: Aug 17 Hayling Island, Hampshire D class: Aug 3, 25 and 30 47ft Tyne ON 1152: Aug 21, Relief Arun ON 1086: Sept 5 Atlantic 21: Aug U, 17,18 Littlehampton, West Sussex Sept 5,17, Oct 21 and 22 (twice), 6,11 (twice) and 18 (three times), 26, Sept 5,12 Atlantic 21: Aug 1, 7, Sept 10, Mudef ord, Dorset Poole, Dorset (three times), 18,19, Oct 3,10 18,19, Oct 3,15 and 16 Atlantic 21: Aug 1, 7 (three Relief 33ft Brede ON 1090: and 12 Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 29 times), 13,15,17, 29, Sept 5, Aug 1,13,17,28 (three Helensburgh, Strathclyde (twice) and 30 (twice) 17, Oct 3 (twice), 12,16, 21 times), Sept 7, 9 (twice), 12 Atlantic 21: Aug W, 12, 21 The Lizard, Cornwall and 23 (three times), 13 (three (twice), 30, Sept 3, Oct 12 47ft Tyne ON 1145: Aug 17, The Mumbles, West Gla- times), 18, 21, 23, Oct 3, 4,12 and 27 24 and Sept 22 morgan and 16 Holyhead, Gwynedd Llandudno (Orme's Head), 47ft Tyne ON 1096: Aug 6, 33ft Brede ON 1089: Oct 17 47ft Tyne ON 1095: Aug 4,17 Gwynedd Sept 4 (twice), 13,18 and 29 (four times) and 29 and 22 12m Mersey ON 1164: Sept D class: Aug 1,5,19, 30, Sept Boston Whaler: Aug 1, 2 D class: Aug 29 and Sept 18 24 18, 23, Oct 7 (twice), 23 and (three times), 7, 8,10,17, 28, Horton and Port Eynon, Relief 12m Mersey ON 1192: 31 Sept 7, 9 (twice), 11 (twice), West Glamorgan Aug 4 New Brighton, Merseyside 12 (three times), 13 (three D class: Aug 8, 22 and 29 D class: Aug 4,11,12, Sept 7 Atlantic 21: Aug 25, Sept 7, times), 16,18, 21, 23, Oct 14, (twice) and Oct 5 Oct 22 (twice) 17 (six times), 23 and 28 Relief D class: Sept 4, 5 and 13 Lochinver, Highland Newcastle, Co Down Relief Atlantic 21: Sept 24, 28 (twice) 52ft Arun ON 1144: Aug 18 Relief 37ft Oakley ON 942: and Oct 4 Howth, Co Dublin and 28 Aug 15 Portaferry, Co Down D class: Aug 1 Longhope, Orkney 12m Mersey ON 1188: Aug Atlantic 21: Aug 18, 24, Sept Hoylake, Merseyside 47ft Tyne ON 1138: Aug 8 18, 29, Sept 19, Oct 8 (twice) 3, 5 (twice), 6,11, Oct land 12m Mersey ON 1163: Sept 5, and 17 Newhaven, East Sussex 17 12,23, Oct 14 and 21 Looe, Cornwall 52ft Arun ON 1106: Aug 5 Port Erin, Isle of Man Humber, Humberside Relief D class: Aug 31, Sept (twice), 15,18, Sept 19 and 20 Atlantic 21: Aug 15, Sept 4 Relief 52ft Arun ON 1081: 11,14, 29, Oct 7 and 20 Newquay, Cornwall and Oct 21 Aug 5,17,19 (twice), 21, Sept Lough Swilly (Buncrana), C class: Aug 1, 2, 6,14,16 Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan 19 and 25 Co Donegal (twice), 17 (twice), 18,19 D class: Aug 20 (twice), 21 52ft Arun ON 1123: Oct 8, 9, D class: Aug 8,15 (twice), (twice), Sept 12, 24, 26 and (twice), 22,26, Sept 18 20, 21 and 28 Sept 18, Oct 10 and 13 Oct 21 (twice) (twice) and Oct 2 166 Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd Rosslare Harbour, Co Skegness, Lincolnshire Tobermory, Strathclyde 47ft Tyne ON 1120: Aug 2,19, Wexford Relief 12m Mersey ON 1169: 54ft Arun ON 1052: Aug 2,13 20, 29 and Oct 2 52ft Arun ON 1092: Aug 2, Aug 1,11,19, 23, 25 and Sept and 21 Port Isaac, Cornwall 25, 27 and Sept 12 (twice) 4 (twice) Torbay, South Devon D class: Aug 5, 7, 22 (twice), Rye Harbour, East Sussex 12m Mersey ON 1166: Oct 18 54ft Arun ON 1037: Aug 2, 9, 29 (twice), Sept 1,4,9 and 19 C class: Aug 2, 20, 24, Sept 1 and 21 11 (twice), 15, 22, 26, Sept 5, Portpatrick, Dumfries and (twice), 7 and 13 D class: Aug 1, 3, 4,10,16,17 13, 20, Oct 2,16 and 17 Galloway St Abbs, Borders (twice), 19 (twice), and D class: Aug 5 (twice), 7,17, 47ft Tyne ON 1151: Aug 9,16, Atlantic 21: Oct 1 Septl 24, 30, Sept 5,15,16 and Oct 21 and Sept 1 St Agnes, Cornwall Southend-on-Sea, Essex 9 Portree, Isle of Skye Relief D class: Aug 1, 5,10,19 D class: Aug 8,15, 20, 23, 30 Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd 44ft Waveney ON 1042: Aug and 28 D class: Sept 12, 30, Oct 8, 27 Relief D class: Aug 28 and 5,13,18, Sept 19, 22 and Oct St Bees, Cumbria and 28 Sept 22 17 Relief C class: Sept 2 Relief D class: Aug 9,12 Troon, Strathclyde Portrush, Co Antrim St Catherine, Channel (three times), 13, 22, and Sept 52ft Arun ON 1134: Aug 8, Relief 52ft Arun ON 1150: Islands 2 10,18, 22, 24, SeptS, 7,11 Aug 3, 6,12, 20, 21, 31 and Atlantic 21: Aug 5 (twice), 14, Atlantic 21: Aug 13,15, 21, (three times), 12 and 19 Sept 14 20, 28, 30, Sept 2, 3, 5 (twice) 22 (three times), 23, Sept 3, 8, (twice) 52ft Arun ON 1070: Oct 6, 20 and 12 18,19, 22, 23, 26 (twice), Oct Relief 52ft Arun ON 1071: and 30 St Davids, Dyfed 1 (twice), 3,16,17 (four Sept 25, 26, 27 and Oct 5 D class: Aug 1,14 and Sept 47ft Tyne ON 1139: Aug 6,12, times), 30 and 31 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear 12 31, Sept 1, Oct 10 and 27 Southwold, Suffolk 52ft Arun ON 1061: Aug 2, Portsmouth (Langstone St Helier, Channel Islands Atlantic 21: Aug 2, 4,12, 21, 15, 23, Sept 11,12, and 15 Harbour), Hampshire 47ft Tyne ON 1157: Aug 3, 5, Sept 14,15,19 and 26 Relief D class: Aug 21 Atlantic 21: Aug 1 (four 11,12,14, 23,28,30, Sept 2, 3, Staithes and Runswick, Valentia, Co Kerry times), 5, 7,10,13,15,16 14,18, 23, Oct 3 and 17 North Yorkshire 52ft Arun ON 1082: Aug 1 (twice), 18,21, Sept 18,19 St Ives, Cornwall Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 25, 27, (three times), 3, 8, 9, 20 (twice), 25 (twice), 27, Oct 3, 12m Mersey ON 1167: Sept 6 28, Sept 17,18 (twice) and (twice), 25, Sept 12 and Oct 5 8,17 and 27 and 19 Oct 3 Walmer, Kent D c/flss: Aug 16,18, Sept 18, Relief 12m Mersey ON 1162: Stornoway (Lewis), Western Atlantic 21: Aug 16 and Oct Oct 8, 27 and 31 Oct 9 Isles 16 Port St Mary, Isle of Man C class: Aug 29 (twice), Sept 52ft Arun ON 1098: Sept 17 D class: Aug 1 54ft Arun ON 1051: Aug 19, 5,9,17,18 and 27 and Oct 2 Walton and Frinton, Essex 20 and Sept 8 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly Relief 52ft Arun ON 1103: Oct 47ft Tyne ON 1075: Aug 13, Relief 52ft Arun ON 1150: Oct 52ft Arun ON 1073: Aug 9, 3 and 22 27 (twice), Sept 4 (twice), 5, 4 11, Sept 9,12 (twice) and Oct Stranraer, Dumfries and 6,18 and 19 D class: Aug 1 and 15 31 Galloway Wells, Norfolk Port Talbot, West Glamor- St Peter Port, Channel D class: Aug 13, Sept 19 and 12m Mersey ON 1161: Aug 5, gan Islands 24 17, Sept 4, 6 (twice) and 12 D class: Oct 24 52ft Arun ON 1025: Aug 3, Stromness, Orkney D class: Aug 5 and 8 Pwllheli, Gwynedd 10,12,13,23, Sept 2, 3,10,14, 52ft Arun ON 1099: Sept 19 West Kirby, Merseyside 12m Mersey ON 1168: Aug 15 15, 26 and Oct 21 (twice) and 28 D class: Sept 19 (six times) and 21 Salcombe, South Devon Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Relief D class: Oct 1, 23 and Relief 12m Mersey ON 1192: 47ft Tyne ON 1130: Aug 10, 44ft Waveney ON 1043: Aug 24 Oct 4 16,21 and Sept 4 14 (twice) West Mersea, Essex D class: Aug 8,12 and 18 Scarborough, North York- Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1001: Atlantic 21: Aug 5, 8 (twice), Queensferry, Lothian shire Aug 20, 23 (twice), 25, 30, 9,12,17, 23, 28, 29 (twice), Atlantic 21: Aug 7,12, 20, 12m Mersey ON 1175: Aug 5 Oct 17 and 30 (twice) Sept 3,4 (twice), 5, 6,12 (five Sept 4, 20, Oct 17 and 19 (twice), Sept 1 (twice), 22, D class: Aug 14 (twice), 15, times), 28, Oct 1,3,4,17 Ramsey, Isle of Man Oct 3,12,13 and 21 17, 20, 22 and 23 (three times) and 21 12m Mersey ON 1171: Aug 3, D class: Aug 17, Oct 3 and Swanage, Dorset Weston-super-Mare, Avon 16,26,28 and Sept 20 18 12m Mersey ON 1182: Aug 2 Atlantic 21: Aug 30, Sept 12 Ramsgate, Kent Selsey, West Sussex (twice), 3,17,21, 22 (twice), and 17 47ft Tyne ON 1154: Aug 9 47ft Tyne ON 1074: Aug 26, 27, 29, 31, Sept 10,26, Oct 23 D class: Aug 26 (twice), Sept and Oct 28 30 (twice), Sept 17 and 24 and 24 11,17 and 18 (twice) Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1122: Aug D class: Aug 29, 30 and Sept D class: Aug 2, 5,17, 22, 29, Weymouth, Dorset 9,16, 21, 26, Sept 2,18,25,27 17 Oct 21 and 23 (twice) 54ft Arun ON 1049: Aug 7, and Oct 9 Relief D class: Aug 10,14 and Teesmouth, Cleveland 15,16,17, 21,23, 28, Sept 5, 6 Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 1 18 47ft Tyne ON 1110: Aug 4, 7, (twice), 12 (three times), 26 (twice), 5, 8,17,24, and 28 Sennen Cove, Cornwall 8,29 (twice), Sept 22, 29, Oct and 29 Atlantic 21: Sept 26, Oct 10, 12m Mersey ON 1176: Aug 15 12 and 17 Whitby, North Yorkshire 11 and 17 and 19 Teignmouth, Devon 47ft Tyne ON 1131: Aug 5 Red Bay, Co Antrim Relief 12m Mersey ON 1178: Atlantic 21: Sept 17,19 and (three times), 17, 22 (twice), C class: Aug 3 (twice), 6,12 Sept 6 and 15 Oct 9 28, 31, Sept 3,23 (twice), 26 and 21 Sheerness, Kent Tenby, Dyfed (twice), Oct 2, 3, 6, 8,13 and Redcar, Cleveland 44ft Waveney ON 1027: Aug 47ft Tyne ON 1112: Aug 17, 26 Atlantic 21: Aug 7,19, 29, 30 21, Sept 2, 3,19 (twice), 22 29 (four times), 31, Sept 9 D class: Aug 25, 31, Sept 19, and Oct 17 (twice) and 25 (twice), 14, 24, Oct 19 and 25 Oct 18 and 26 Rhyl, Clwyd D class: Aug 3, 6,11, Sept 22, (twice) Whitstable, Kent 0 12m Mersey ON 1183: Aug 5, 30 and Oct 2 D class: Aug 6,12,18, 20, 29 Atlantic 21: Aug I, 7,10,15, I 25 (twice), Sept 19, Oct 1 and Sheringham, Norfolk (twice), 31, Sept 2 (twice), 4, 17, 29, Sept 3,12,18 (three I 4 Atlantic 21: Aug 4 and Sept 5, 29 and Oct 15 times), 25, Oct 5, 9 and 29 | Relief D class: Aug 2 (twice), 23 Thurso, Highland Wick, Highland 3- 5,8,19,25 (twice), 27,30, 31, Silloth, Cumbria 52ft Arun ON 1149: Aug 4, 47/t Tyne ON 1121: Aug 19, *§ Sept 25, Oct 3 Atlantic 21: Aug 6 and 8 Sept 29, Oct 16 and 25 21 (twice), Sept 12 and 28 I 167 Awards to Coxswains, crew members and shore helpers 1993 The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were also awarded an annuity, gratuity or pension. Service in inshore lifeboats is shown by an asterisk. 15 years, Shore Helper 8 years); A. Abersoch: M. Davies* (Crew Mem- Member* 13 years) Bourdon-Pierre (Crew Member 1 ber 16 1/2 years) Borth: A. Hubbard (Crew Member* 13 year, Crew Member* 13 years) Aberystwyth: G.J. Edwards* (Crew 1/2 years); R.W. Christian (Crew Hayling Island: C.M. Goulding Member 23 years) Member* 15 1/2 years) (Crew Member* 10 years); J.E. Jones Aldeburgh: N.A. Saint BEM (Me- Bude: J.M. Ball MBE (Crew Member* (Crew Member* 10 years); S.J. Wilson chanic 32 1 /2 years, Reserve Me- 25 years, Shore Helper 2 years) (Helmsman 18 years) chanic 4 months, Crew Member* 3 Burnham-on-Crouch: J.C.D. James Holyhead: D.T. Barry (Assistant 1/2 years) (Crew Member* 11 years); J. Tucker Mechanic 16 years, Crew Member 6 Amble: T. Crozier (Assistant Me- (Crew Member* 23 years) years, Crew Member* 9 years, Shore chanic 191/2 years, Crew Member 4 Burry Port: D.R. Williams (Crew Helper 4 years) 1 /2 years, Crew Member* 51/2 Member* 16 years) Hoylake: J.S. Bird (posthumous) years) Clogher Head: M.O. Tallon (Coxswain Head Launcher 25 years, Shore Angle: G.J. Edwards (posthumous) 161/2 years, Second Coxswain 8 Helper 5 years); R.L. Beech (Crew (Coxswain 11 years, Crew Member years, Crew Member 9 years) Member 31 years, Shore Helper 4 21 years) Cromer: P.G. Everitt (Crew Member 13 years) Anstruther: D. Duncan (Tractor years, Crew Member* 20 years); M.A. Humber: J. Essex (Crew Member 12 Driver 17 years, Tractor Driver Love (Crew Member 13 years); W.C. years) Helper 81/2 years, Shore Helper 4 Cox (Crew Member 11 years) Hfracombe: M.J. Woodger (Crew years) Dunbar: R. Brunton BEM (Mechanic 7 Member 10 1/2 years, Shore Helper Appledore: C.G. Edwards (Crew I /2 years, Crew Member 27 1 /2 years) 28 years) Member 19 years, Crew Member* 20 Dungeness: F.E. Paine (Mechanic 10 Invergordon: G.D. McBay (Assistant years); R.J. Tucker (Crew Member 14 years, Tractor Maintenance Mechanic 3 Mechanic 12 years, Crew Member 3 1 /2 years, Crew Member* 91/2 years, Crew Member 16 years); P.E. years); A.G.S. Mackenzie (Second years) Thomas (Second Coxswain 12 years, Coxswain 12 years, Crew Member 5 Arbroath: S.M. Fergusson (Crew Crew Member 91/2 years, Shore years); E. Ritchie (Crew Member 12 Member 25 years, Crew Member* 12 Helper 4 years, Bronze Medal 1974) years) 1/2 years); D.M. Clark (Crew Eastbourne: J.D. Cooper (Crew Kinghorn: W.S. Boston (Crew Member 14 1/2. years) Member 5 years, Crew Member* 8 Member* 20 years) Arklow: J. Lambert (Crew Member years, Shore Helper 2 years); R.J. Lochinver: I.W. MacLeod (Second 17 years) Billich (Crew Member 10 years) Coxswain 9 years, Crew Member 4 Arran (Lamlash): M.J. Bailey (Crew Eyemouth: J.P. Dougal (Crew Member years) Member* 141/2 years) II years) Longhope: V. Leslie (Crew Member Baltimore: J. Nolan (Shore Helper 12 Falmouth: R. Prynn (Crew Member 6 13 1/2 years) years) years, Crew Member* 111/2 years) Lyme Regis: K. Gollop (Crew Barmouth: J.H. Stockford (posthu- Filey: P. Marshall (Crew Member 6 Member* 5 years, Shore Helper 20 1 / mous) (Crew Member 24 1 /2 years, years, Crew Member* 5 years) 2 years) Crew Member* 18 1/2 years, Silver Galway Bay: B. Mullin (Mechanic 18 Lymington: A.P. Coster (Crew Medal 1971); C.D. Griffith (Cox- years, Coxswain/Mechanic 8 years, Member* 28 1/2 years, Bronze Medal swain/Assistant Mechanic 11/2 Second Coxswain/Mechanic 3 years, 1980) years, Second Coxswain/Assistant Reserve Mechanic 1 year, Assistant Mablethorpe: J.E. Mayfield (Crew Mechanic 2 years, Second Coxswain Mechanic 61/2 years) Member* 27 1/2 years) 1 /2 year, Crew Member 71/2 years, Girvan: W.F. Paterson (Coxswain 3 Moelfre: G. Williams (Crew Member Crew Member* 3 years); R.A. years, Second Coxswain 31/2 years, 20 1/2 years) Haworth (Crew Member 25 1/2 Crew Member 31/2 years) Montrose: R.S. Russell (Crew years, Crew Member* 151/2 years) Happisburgh: C.C. Cox* (Crew Member Montrose 9 years, Crew Barry Dock: M. Fisher (Assistant Member 25 years) Member Arbroath 6 years) Mechanic 2 years, Crew Member 11 Harwich: D.B. Gilders (Coxswain 1 New Brighton: G. Prince (Crew years) year, Second Coxswain/Second Member* 14 years) Berwick: J. Swan (Mechanic 41/2 Assistant Mechanic 4 years, Second New Quay: D.F.S. Davies (Crew years, Crew Member 41/2 years, Assistant Mechanic 1 year, Crew Member 27 years, Shore Helper 4 Crew Member* 21/2 years, Shore Member 9 years, Crew Member* 15 years); I.D. Hides (Head Launcher 13 Helper 13 1/2 years) years) years, Crew Member 20 years) Blackpool: R. Browell (Crew Hastings: W.C. Adams (Crew Member

168 Abel (Crew Member 33 years, Crew North Berwick: S. Auld (Crew Shore Helper 19 years) Member* 25 1 /2 years); N.R. Money Member* 25 1 /2 years); B.M. Shoreham Harbour: G. Lettres (Crew (Crew Member 19 years, Crew Pearson (Crew Member* 25 years, Member 17 years, Crew Member* 16 Member* 19 years); S.A. Abel (Crew Bronze Medal 1973); J. Pearson 1/2 years); J.A. Condell (Crew Mem- Member 33 years, Crew Member* 25 (Crew Member* 25 1/2. years) ber 20 years, Crew Member* 23 1 /2 years, Head Launcher 3 years) years) Oban: S.J. Thomson (Crew Member West Kirby: J.D. Hopkinson (Crew 14 1/2 years) Silloth: C. Akitt (Crew Member* 25 Member* 18 years, Shore Helper 5 Padstow: T.P. Lloyd (Crew Member years) years) 19 1/2 years); N. Harding (Crew Southend: M.L. Borkett (Crew Mem- West Mersea: P.B. Clarke (Crew Member 11 years) ber* 10 1/2 years, Shore Helper 1 Member* 29 years) Weston-Super- Penarth: P.J.W. Bussell (Crew year); R.L. Kidwell (Crew Member* 23 Mare: T.J. White (Crew Member* 14 Member* 12 1/2 years) 1 /2 years, Shore Helper 1 Year); I. 1 /2 years, Shore Helper 2 years); R. Portaferry: G. Savidge (Crew Robinson (Crew Member* 171/2 Varcoe (Crew Member* 20 years) Member* 13 years) years, Shore Helper 1 year) Whitby: A. Fairclough (Crew Port Erin: H.R. Moore (Mechanic 19 Southwold: M.R. Helmer (Crew Member 10 years, Crew Member* 10 years); R.A. Buchan (Coxswain 10 Member* 27 years) years); P.N. Thomson (Coxswain/ years, Crew Member 10 years); L. St Abbs: L. Crowe (Crew Member* 19 Mechanic 16 1/2 years, Second Watterson (Assistant Mechanic 9 years) Coxswain/Mechanic 2 years, years, Crew Member 3 years); J. St Agnes: C.M. Whitworth (Crew Mechanic 7 years, Crew Member 1 Watterson (Crew Member 171/2 Member* 10 years); J.T. Julian (Crew 1 /2 years, Crew Member* 1 year, years, Shore Helper 9 years) Member* 14 years) Bronze Medal 1988) Porthdinllaen: J.B. Hughes (Crew St Davids: E.B. Bateman (Assistant Whitstable: M. Gambrill (Crew Member 91/2 years, Shore Helper Mechanic 81/2 years, Second Assist- Member* 16 1/2 years, Shore Helper 14 years) ant Mechanic 9 years, Crew Member 12 years); J. Maitland (Crew Member Port Isaac: J. Coshall (Crew Mem- 16 years, Shore Helper 4 years) 12 years) ber* 14 years); N.J. Andrews (Crew St Mary's: D. Woodcock (Crew Member* 22 1/2 years) Member 23 years) Portsmouth: A.C. West (Crew Staithes: D.F. Moffat (Crew Member* Member* 14 1 /2 years) Queensferry: 14 1/2 years) LIFEBOAT M.G. McDowell (Crew Member* 21 Swanage: W. Bishop (Head Launcher, 1 /2 years); D. Quate (Crew Member* Second Assistant Mechanic, Crew SERVICES 16 years) Member and Shore Helper for a total AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Red Bay: A. McMullan (Crew of 26 years) AND OCTOBER Member* 12 years); J. Burns (Crew Teesmouth: D. Ineson (Crew Member 1993 Member* 10 years) and Winchman 13 1/2 years) Continued from page 168 Redcar: T. Wilberforce (Crew Tenby: T.S. Lewis (Crew Member 23 Member 111/2 years, Crew Mem- years, Crew Member* 16 years) The Mumbles: M.H. Prosser (Me- Wicklow, Co Wicklow ber* 27 years, Head Launcher 61/2 47ft Tyne ON 1153: Aug 6 (twice), 14, years) chanic 5 years, Crew Member 15 1/2 17, 22, 24, Sept 1, 4,15,16, Oct 8, 9,10 Rhyl: B.A. Herbert BEM (Coxswain 18 years, Second Coxswain/Mechanic of (twice) and 24 (twice) 1/2 years, Bowman 11 years, the Angle Lifeboat 1 year); A. Eynon Withernsea, Humberside D class: Aug 7, 29 and 30 Deckhand 3 years, Crew Member 4 (Crew Member 34 years, Crew Mem- ber* 22 years); G. Ridd (Crew Member Workington, Cumbria years, Crew Member* 61/2 years); 47ft Tyne ON 1141: Sept 28 D. Archer-Jones (Second Coxswain 35 years, Crew Member* 20 years); Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 10 years, Crew Member 13 1/2 R.D.H. Arnold (Second Coxswain 6 52ft Arun ON 1053: Aug 2, 7 (three years, Crew Member* 16 years, years, Crew Member 111/2 years, times), 9,11 (twice) and Sept 18 Relief 52ft Arun ON 1160: Aug 22 Bronze Medal 1973) Crew Member* 12 1/2 years) Thurso: J.S. Mackay (Crew Member 10 Relief 12m Mersey ON 1148: Sept 26,29, Rye Harbour: A. Edwards (Crew Oct 9,17 (twice), 18 and 24 Member* 11 years) 1/2 years) Youghal, Co Cork Selsey: S. Hart (Crew Member 71/2 Torbay: P.A. Williams (Crew Member Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 7 years, Crew Member* 10 1/2 years); 10 years, Crew Member* 8 years) Atlantic 21: Sept 5, Oct 9 and 10 D.F. Munday (Second Assistant Tramore: F.J. Nolan (Crew Member* 26 1/2 years) Lifeboats on Passage Mechanic 3 years, Crew Member 16 52ft Arun ON 1108: Aug 9 and 14 1/2 years, Crew Member* 12 years, Valentia: J.J. Houlihan (Mechanic 24 12m Mersey ON 1148: Sept 2 Bronze Medal 1983) years, Second Coxswain/Mechanic 5 Atlantic 75: Sept 13 Sennen Cove: P.J. George (Shore 1 /2 years, Reserve Mechanic 1 /2 year, Helper 21 years, Head Launcher 9 Assistant Mechanic 8 years, Crew Note: This list is complied from reports Member 1/2 year, Bronze Medal 1963) received by 4 February 1994, there 1/2 years) may be additional service for which Sheringham: K. Culley (Winchman Wells: S.A. Frary (posthumous) (Crew service reports had not been received 10 years, Shore Helper 2 years); A. Member 22 years, Deputy Head by that date. Culley (Crew Member 24 1/2 years, Launcher and Shore Helper 6 years); R.

169 Girvan - Mersey class Silvia Burrell Trearddur Bay - Dedication of lifeboat station The gales abated, the rain ceased and the sun eventually shone for this out-of- season dedication on 5 February 1994. The ladies of Holyhead WI led the singing of the national anthems. Squadron Leader Chris Taylor MBE, chairman of Trearddur Bay station branch welcomed over 200 guests and invited The Lord Stanley of Alderley, member of the Institution's committee of management and chairman of its fundraising committee, to unveil the plaque and hand over the keys of the lifeboathouse to Dave Turnbull, station Saturday 16 October 1993 saw the nam- family braved the biting cold to attend honorary secretary. ing ceremony and service of dedication the ceremony, coming from all parts of A service of dedication followed of the new Mersey class Girvan lifeboat Great Britain and Ireland to hear Mrs conducted by the Reverend J. Nice and Silvia Burrell, a truly remarkable occa- Stephens pay tribute to this truly re- assisted by the Reverend R.F. Capon sion for the lifeboat community of markable lady. Also taking part in the and Father Brian De Burca. Girvan, as well as the famous Burrell ceremony were His Grace the Duke of Squadron Leader Taylor invited Lady family. Around 600 invited guests at- Atholl, Mr Caird Wilson ws, Captain Stanley to officially declare the lifeboat tended the ceremony, which was com- North Hamilton-Dalrymple, Colin station open and cut the ribbon. Lady bined with the opening of the new boat- McKechnie and Mrs Vi Bone. The new Stanley was then presented with a bou- house. boathouse was handed over to the RNLI quet by Stephanie Hughes, daughter of Miss Silvia Burrell, who died in Janu- by Sandy Grant Gordon, representing crew member Alan Hughes. ary 1992 aged 92, was involved with the all donors, and was accepted by Archie Finally, guests were invited to inspect RNLI for many years and was perhaps MacKenzie. the lifeboathouse and take refreshments. best known for knitting mittens for life- Pictured (from left to right) are Archie A salute by a Search and Rescue heli- boat crews - she had knitted almost 400 MacKenzie, chairman of the executive copter from C Right 22 Squadron, RAF pairs when failing eyesight forced her to committee of the Scottish Lifeboat Valley, brought guests rushing outside stop. Miss Burrell's generous bequest of Council and member of the committee - and while outside they discovered the £680,000 provided the new Girvan life- of management, second coxswain Stuart new RNLI shop open for the first time! boat which was named in her honour by Moffat, Mrs Sue Stephen, His Grace the Committee members from Holyhead Mrs Sue Stephen, a god-daughter of Miss Duke of Atholl, convener of the Scottish ladies' guild soon mastered the new cash Burrell. Lifeboat Council, Sandy Grant Gordon, register and almost £200 was safely in Almost 50 members of the Burrell Coxswain Roddy Leitch. the till. RP Relief Fleet - D class Sharpes Classic All Seasons In a ceremony which took place about as far away from the sea as you can get, a new lifeboat was handed over and dedicated and a cheque to cover its cost was presented to the RNLI. The ceremony took place during the Gift Fair held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham on Wednesday 9 February 1994. A cheque for £15,204.65 was handed over by Mike Bugler, managing director of W.N. Sharpe, who also presented the new D class lifeboat for use in the relief fleet. The lifeboat and cheque were received by Anthony Oliver, deputy head of fundraising and marketing, who described the future role of the lifeboat. The Reverend Trevor Lockwood, National Exhibition Centre group chaplain, then dedicated the lifeboat before Mr Bugler named her Sharpes Classic All Seasons, This is the second year of support by W.N. Sharpe - last year £16,260 was raised for general funds, the money coming from the sale of personalised greetings cards. Mr Bugler is pictured (right) presenting the cheque to Anthony Oliver, the RNLI's deputy head of fundraising and marketing. Photo Post Studios 170 AFFINITY WITH e R°yal Bank of Scotland pic

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It Moosed be a mistake! Celebrity Lunch

No-one in the RNLI's mem- Archer, himself a member, was Ladies of the Belfast FORTHCOMING bership department had an also hoodwinked by regulars branch organised a celeb- inkling that Mr A. Moose of (who have already contributed rity luncheon in Belfast's EVENTS the Station Hotel, Hurworth to the Landlubbers Appeal to City Hall which was We regret that we are unable to Place near Darlington was the tune of some £1,200) who hosted by the Lady include notices of forthcoming anything other than a normal, had enroled the moose - Mayoress, Mrs Stella events in THE LIFEBOAT as the valued member - and the owned by Hurworth cricket Empey. number involved would soon landlord of the Station Hotel club which has adopted the Television personality swamp the journal. We en- didn't suspect that his moose pub as their headquarters - as Anne Gregg was the chief deavour to report as many was anything out of the ordi- a member. guest at the event which fundraising events as possible nary until he received letters Plans are afoot to upgrade raised £2,000 for branch after they have taken place, addressed to him from the Mr Moose's membership to funds. and make every effort to include RNLI! Governor - which would give all reports received in time. It seems that owner Keith him a vote at the AGM! Photo Belfast Telegraph Always on a Sunday In brief Who said 'never on Sunday'? Certainly not Helen Daniels, a committee member FOR the last two years Mrs Robinson of SOME 60 guests who attended the punch, of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston ladies' Kildale Marine Boat Chandlers at Hull Ma- pies and carolsevening organised by HHchin guild and secretary for the Flegg area. rina has sold RNLI Christmas cards and branch were treated to most enjoyable For the past five years, averaging three calendars on behalf of Hull ladies'guild. Sales singing from the Riseley Singers, excellent for 1992 were £466 and for 1993 over £957. punch, and delicious food. The event realised hours a stint for some 15-17 weeks She hopes to sell even more this year and will a profit of £324.94, of which over £200 came throughout the summer, Mrs Daniels and also be selling Bevan Bears in aid of the from the tombola stall. a helper have taken a bucket collection at Humber lifeboat appeal. AN ASSAULT was mounted on the St a Sunday market in the area, collecting a A SILENT auction organised by the West Nicholas shopping centre in Sutton last total of £11,277.80 over the five years. Wight guild last November raised £840 and December. The Sutton, Cheam and The Flegg area covers a very large a coffee morning later in the month raised a Worcester Park branch set up a souvenir number of villages and during the annual further £347. stall and collectors with buckets were sent flag week Mrs Daniels and her stalwart THE Fishguard and Goodwick ladies' guild off on a foray round the centre. At the end of souvenir caravan made its first public ap- the day a total of £1,661 had been collected, helpers are out collecting. In 1993, for pearance last May. Donated by Miss Nesta a record for a one-day collection by the example, a total of £2,015 was realised, Perkins of Goodwick and customised by the branch. and that was in addition to the £2,408 crew during the winter, it proved very popu- December collections at three venues in Sunday market collection for the same lar and profitable throughout the summer. the area realised over £4,100. year. 172 £ £ £ THE FUNDRAISERS £ £ £ Some ways of filling the coffers...

In Brief Off to a tee... Local heroes When Harpenden branch made its annual Pupils of Shawbost School on the Isle of A CHRISTMAS coffee morning held at the visit to Ladies Day at the mid-Herts Golf Lewis decided to help the Stornoway home of Mrs Tricia Lowsley Williams in Club at Gustard Wood they sold £603 lifeboat crew by donating some of their Kingsand resulted in a remarkable sum of worth of souvenirs and gifts. A raffle and charity sponsor money to provide a video nearly £400 being raised for Rame Penin- the donation of the green fees increased recorder for training films. sula branch. the total for the day by a further £64. Even Headmaster Donald Macleod said that ANDREW Young, regional manager for before the selling started the club secre- the school helped various charities every the South West, joined serving Looe branch tary, Richard Jourdan, had handed over year but whereas money collected for the committee members at the home of newly elected branch chairman John Shearsmith £430, the Institution's share of a consid- Institution went to headquarters, it was and his wife Shirley, branch secretary, for erable sum raised by club members decided to donate a gift to the local life- a luncheon to honour and thank four com- Graham King and Robert Daley by a boat for use by crew members. mittee members who had recently retired. sponsored golf marathon in aid of several Kaye Macleod, Joanne Macdonald and Mrs Margaret Dan, now honorary presi- charities. Lena Macdonald were chosen to present dent, Tim Corkhill, Eddie White and Ian Mrs Betty Leng, new chairman of Hull the gift to Coxswain Calum Macdonald. Walker, had between them served a com- ladies' guild, received two cheques from bined total of 52 years and helped the Mrs Anne Ashton, lady captain of Hull Caribbean Mermaids branch raise over £51,000 in the past five Golf Club whose lady members raised years. Last December saw the ballroom at the THE GUILDFORD Coastal Cruising Club, £800 from various fundraising events last Hilton Hotel on Park Lane transformed the musical group Rendezvous and mem- year. The second cheque for £874.94 was into an island 'somewhere in the Carib- bers of Guildford branch joined forces to the proceeds of the golf club's Am-Am bean'. The occasion was the annual serenade shoppers in the Friary Centre competition, sponsored by Dixon Motor Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball which is or- with Christmas carols last December and Holdings (Yorkshire). Equal amounts ganised by the Central London Commit- raised £307. were also presented to the Diabetic As- tee. Amongst the palm trees guests could THE TENTH annual Bring and Buy sale sociation. dance to a steel band, try their luck at held by Hampstead Garden Suburb branch produced a record £1,000. The sale limbo or win prizes in the local market. of souvenirs, bric-a-brac, good-as-new Lakeland appeal Over 700 guests attended and by the clothes, cakes and a splendid raffle all went To celebrate its centenary Lake district end of the evening £100,000 had been towards the splendid sum. branch has launched a special appeal. raised for the lifeboat service. A TOTAL of £2,000 was raised by Bourne The Rt Hon Viscount Whitelaw launched End branch from a raffle which was drawn the appeal at a luncheon in Bowness on Roll out the barrel at its annual general meeting. First prize Windermere when £2,000 was raised. Landlord Andy Swann and eleven of his was a television. The aim of the appeal is to fund a new regulars from the Famous George pub in THE CHRISTMAS draw held by West Atlantic 75 lifeboat to be stationed at Itchen branch realised a profit of £447 - its Seaton relayed a full barrel of beer more best year ever. Silloth on the Cumbrian coast. Functions than nine miles between Seaton and Lyme to date have brought in a total of £10,000. Regis to collect money for the small Seaton, Beer and District branch. Boxing clever It took five hours for the team to carry the 18 gallons to Lyme Regis where they were rewarded with the knowledge that £600 had been collected. 'It has always been one of my ambitions to organise an event which combines a personal chal- lenge with raising funds for a worthwhile cause, and this one certainly fitted the bill' said Andy. The money was presented to Mrs Barbara Harding, honorary sec- retary of the branch.

On target! During a recent recording of the television quiz 'Bullseye', Flamborough ladies' guild was nominated by the two finalists, Martin Noakes of Pinxton and John Mullins of Flamborough, to benefit from the amount won by celebrity dart player, David Richard-Page, who scored 260 During the filming of the BBC television The ladies make their appearance in using nine darts. drama series 'Lifeboat', due to be shown episode seven and with extras fees, money As a result Central Productions for- this Spring, members of Penarth ladies' given for stalls, plus a donation, £800 was warded a cheque for £260 to the guild and guild were asked to man fundraising stalls raised for the guild. The ladies are pictured a gentleman from Pinxton also matched and act as extras. during a break in the filming. this amount, making a grand total of £520. 173 £ £ £ THE FUNDRAISERS £ £ £

Keys to success Riding out the storm Wine and teds Sally Bishop and Anne-Marie Hastings, a A Falmouth man who set up a taxi com- The 1993 sponsored Beaujolais run or- talented two-piano duo, are British en- pany last year and weathered the reces- ganised by Helston branch was assisted trants in an international competition to sion with an expanded fleet has attributed by Tyne Ted, the branch mascot. Made be held in Japan this year and on hearing his success to his experience as a by Delia Parish, Tyne Ted wears a this Mrs Ann Stubbs, chairman of Lymm lifeboatman! And, to celebrate one year lifejacket specially made for him at AP ladies' guild, asked if they would be in business, he has donated £300 to the Valves who specialise in diving equip- prepared to play their programme under RNLI. ment and will be present at most of the concert conditions at her home. John Palmer, a crew member at fundraising events organised by the The result was an evening of dazzling Falmouth, started with a secondhand car branch. piano playing which delighted all who and received 19 calls in his first week. Four people made the trip to France attended and raised almost £450. Now he has three smart vehicles and and the Peugeot car supplied by Carrs of takes over 600 calls a week. Each time the Helston completed 1,420 miles in 27 hours. phone rings Ip is donated to the RNLI. Two cases of Beaujolais were donated by In Brief 'I think being a lifeboatman has in Alaine Nesme, a French wine producer many ways prepared me for this business. and were auctioned at a disco evening in THE Croyde, Braunton and District You've got to be able to work hard and Carrs showrooms. The first bottle was branch celebrated 21years with a dinner cope with the long hours in all weathers. sold for £47 with the remainder being held at Croyde Bay House Hotel. Mr and At the same time you have got to get on sold for bids between £10 and £15. Mrs Penny laid on a superb meal and a with people'. most enjoyable and entertaining evening With such a heavy schedule Mr Palmer evolved. John Eveleigh, a founder mem- said that sometimes his emergency Way over the top! ber was present, and time was spent Nearly 200 stars of stage and screen reminiscing on events from the past- like bleeper goes off while driving. 'A few when a sand castle competition was held times I've been in the middle of a fare and bopped the night away at a glitzy fancy and the tide arrived too soon and washed my bleeper has gone off. I just have to dress party organised by Chorleywood all the castles away! apologise to the customer and race down and Rickmansworth branch. MRS EDITH Griffiths, treasurer of to the quay. On the way I radio for The theme was 'Over the Top' and a Whitby ladies' guild, was recently another taxi and they get a free ride home!' glittering Gary, pouting Madonna and a awarded a Silver badge. She has been a gyrating Michael Jackson were among committee member for over 20 years and Biggest box? the mountaineers and mad medics treasurer for the last 13 years, helping the dancing to music supplied by the Legend guild raise between £10,000 and £12,000 Since June 1992 the permanent collecting annually. box at the Burlington Hotel in Eastbourne band. The team prize winner was the IN ITS eleven days of trading, Ramsey has produced £7,500. Chorleywood Society for the Protection ladies' guild Christmas shop raised Fred Murcutt, box secretary for East- of Lemmings! A great time was had by all £4,800. A fully equipped and carpeted bourne branch, wonders if this is a record. and the Institution benefited to the tune shop in Ramsey's main street provided a Can other branches beat this figure? of £2,800. most attractive venue and the ladies' cheerful service and behind the scenes Eight in a row labour all helped to achieve the splendid Last year 33 members of result. ANOTHER Christmas shop achieved a Wallingford Rowing Club similar result, manned by Havant branch. sculled their way down the With the help of Hayling Island crew Thames from Oxford to member Graham Raines, a vacant shop Wallingf ord to raise money, both unit was provided in the Meridian Shop- for new equipment and for the ping Centre where local branches pro- RNLI. Later, as the picture vided a stock of good used clothing, bric- shows, an 'eight' from the club a-brac and books, a large stock of Christ- arrived at Days Lock where the mas cards and souvenirs. In just a week £4,383 was raised for the new lifeboat club's chairman Roger Brown station on Hayling Island. presented £400 to Lyn David (in IN JANUARY Plympton branch cel- the boat), chairman of Days Lock ebrated its first meeting of 1994 on a high Island branch (and local lock- note by being presented with two keeper). The money will go to- cheques, the first for £1,000 raised from a wards the Yarmouth, Isle of fashion show organised by the branch in Wight's £50,000 boathouse November and the second for £200. This renovation appeal. was presented by Doctor Savage and members of the Sir Joshua Reynolds Days Lock is also the venue Choir, being the proceeds of a carol service for the annual Poohsticks cham- held last December. pionships, traditionally held on AT A recent coffee morning Pat Moore, the first Sunday of the new year. chairman of Bishopston branch was The event, the tenth of its kind, thrilled to present a cheque for £3,000 to is likely to end this year on the Peter Williams, area organiser for Wales retirement of Lyn David. He andMercia. Most of the money had been and his wife Pat have been avid raised by Ida Treseder, souvenir secre- tary, in running a new shop at the Horton lifeboat supporters for many and Port Eynon lifeboat station. years and have raised £170,000 since 1978. 174 £ £ £ THE FUNDRAISERS £ £ £

In Brief Cook's tour ends!

MRS PEARL Hammond celebrated her 70th birthday by inviting friends to give money to the RNLI instead of presents, resulting lIB in a £70 donation to Didcot branch. •• ^^^*^w ••• TO MARK 40 years of fundraising Thurrock branch held a wine and cheese evening. A third-scale model of a Brede class lifeboat built by members is proving a great attraction at fundraising events. A CHRISTMAS lottery organised by Marlow and District branch raised in ex- cess of £1600. THE CANAL Taverners Boat Club in Bradford on Avon recently presented a cheque for £650 to Frank Smith, coxswain of Salcombe lifeboat. The money was the result of a charity auction and other events held by the club which raises money for Salcombe lifeboat, the link having been forged through ex-crew member Andrew Burner, landlord of The Canal Tavern, home of the club. EACH year a troop of Chase Terrace Scouts ask several organisations to give a talk. Last year the topic was saving life and Mrs Iris Brookes, honorary secretary of Cannock After 26 years as landlord of the Captain was delighted to present Ronnie with the branch was asked to talk to the boys. After Cook pub in Teesmouth, Ronnie Rees plaque, commenting: 'The pub has one of showing the video'A Good Job, Well Done' (left) is retiring and to commemorate his the best boxes we know because Ronnie the boys voted to which charity they would fundraising efforts Teesmouth lifeboat always cajoles his customers to contrib- donate the money raised from their carol station presented Ronnie with a plaque. ute'. service. The RNLI won, and £85 was pre- Harry Aspland, shore helper at the photo Evening Gazette, Teesside sented to Mrs Brookes. station, has collected money from the pub's collecting box for 20 years and he Swim for the lifeboat! And that is just what Basingstoke Sub- Top Box Aqua club did! Their sponsored swim Michael Ashley, south east regional the value of £11,000 during 1993, mostly and collection raised a grand total of manager, presented the Roderick cup to in the garden of the Beachcomber Cafe £338.55 plus £24 on the evening when Phil Barry, the proprietor of the Beach- where they set up their stall on every they presented Basingstoke and District comber Cafe, Barton-on-Sea, the winner possible fine day during the summer. branch with the money on an inscribed of the annual competition for the top The branch sent over £22,000 to head- 'fin'. collecting box quarters last year. Also in Basingstoke was Pippa Welch, The ladies in the photograph are Mrs Pictured from left to right: Michael who crewed in the last Whitbread round- Elva Curtis, souvenir secretary, and her Ashley, Miss Gillian Curtis, Phil Barry the-world race aboard Hofbrau Lager. She daughter Gillian who sold souvenirs to and Mrs Elva Curtis. has been giving talks about her experi- ences in the race and has raised £114.70 for the branch. Last but by no means least, Charles King sacrificed his beard for the RNLI and collected £162 from colleagues

The Fundraisers

We endeavour to include all fundraising items submitted by branches, guilds and other con- tributors which are received in time for publication. The Summer issue of The Life- boat appears in early July 1994, and all items for inclusion in this section should be received by Monday 23 May 1994. Photographs (colour or black and white prints) are welcomed butwecannotguarantee publication.

175 People and Places around and about the RNLI

Andrew McDonald (right) In appreciation... hands over his painting to commemorate the rescue of Back in September 1992 Andrew the yacht Whisky Mac to McDonald was sailing his father's yacht Steve Shaw, coxswain of the Whisky Mac when she ran into trouble Alderney lifeboat, in the Training Centre at the RNLI's near the Channel Islands - see The Poole headquarters. Lifeboat, Winter 1992/3 - and the Alderney lifeboat was launched to her aid. Andrew is a talented artist, with maritime subjects his speciality, and after being brought safely ashore promised the crew of the Waveney class Louis Marches! of Round Table that he would paint a picture of the rescue transporting a 40in by 28in painting be their temporary station lifeboat. and give it to the station as a token of safely to the island! Andrew was therefore able to hand his appreciation. By good fortune the station's crew the painting over in person to the When Andrew had completed the were at Poole during February to train coxswain of the Alderney lifeboat, work there remained one problem - on the new Trent class boat which is to Steve Shaw. Obituaries Long Service Badges With deep regret we record the following Silver badge in 1989. deaths: Mrs Marjorie Cobb, a founder member of The Long Service Badge for crew Broadstairs ladies' guild in 1972, she had members and shore helpers who have OCTOBER 1993 held the posts of chairman and president. given active service for 20 years or Mrs E. Hill, honorary secretary of Gourock She was also a founder member and chair- more has been awarded to: ladies' guild from 1954 to 1974. She was man of Margate ladies' guild in 1957. Mrs Bangor - Crew member J. Mullan awarded a Silver badge in 1964 and a Gold Cobb was awarded a Silver badge in 1966 Beaumaris - Crew member J.G.L. Parry badge in 1975. and a Gold badge in 1978. Kinghorn - Crew member W.J. Mrs Sheena Luke, honorary secretary of Mrs Lillian Rodgers, chairman of New Mclntosh Blairgowrie branch from 1980 to 1988 and Romney & Romney Marsh branch. She also also vice chairman from 1986 to 1988. held the posts of lifeboat week organiser Lowestoft - Coxswain J.W. Catchpole NOVEMBER 1993 from 1965 to 1981, box secretary from 1981 Rhyl - Crew member D. Simmons, Ken Derham, chairman of Mudeford lifeboat to 1988 and was souvenirs secretary from shore helper J.H. Vickers station from 1976 to 1993. He was the founder 1988 to 1991. Mrs Rodgers was awarded a Southwold - Crew member J.P.A. honorary secretary of the station in 1963, a statuette in 1984. Adnams post he held until 1976 when he became the JANUARY 1994 St Bees - Crew member C. Patterson deputy launching authority until 1985. Mr Major General Richard Jeff CBE, station St Ives - Second coxswain mechanic T. Derham was awarded a Silver medal in 1959 honorary secretary of Lyme Regis lifeboat Cocking for a shoreboat service and a Gold badge in from 1972 to 1984. 1984. William Cottier BEM, coxswain of Ramsey Tynemouth - Assistant mechanic G. DECEMBER 1993 lifeboat from 1952 to 1972. He was awarded Cowan Bill Perrin, coxswain of Skegness lifeboat the British Empire Medal in 1971. from 1947 to 1965, having served as second Michael Walsh, coxswain of Ballycotton coxswain from 1934. lifeboat from 1950 to 1977. He served as On Station Patrick Keohane, coxswain of second coxswain from 1940 to 1950 and was Courtmacsherry lifeboat from 1974 to 1976. awarded a Bronze medal in 1943. The following lifeboats have taken up He joined the crew in 1952 and served as Frank Bloom, coxswain of Walton & Frinton station duties: second coxswain from 1953 until his ap- lifeboat from 1964 to 1983. Having joined ALL-WEATHER pointment as coxswain. the crew in 1945 he served as bowman from Aldeburgh - Mersey 12-34 (ON 1193) David Geldart, station honorary secretary 1947 to 1951 and as second coxswain from Freddie Cooper on 19 December 1993. of Hoylake lifeboat from 1980 to 1985 and 1952 until his appointment as coxswain. He INSHORE from 1961 to 1968. He also served as the was awarded a Silver medal in 1975, a Bronze Criccieth - B531 Foresters on 4 Decem- deputy launching authority from 1971 to medal in 1966 and the Thanks of the Insti- 1979. tution on Vellum in 1966 and 1973. ber 1993. Frederick Train, coxswain of Hartlepool FEBRUARY 1994 Sheringham - B702 Manchester Unity of lifeboat from 1967 to 1968. He joined the Major J.N.S. Allen-Mirehouse, station Odd Fellows on 29 January 1994. Note: crew in 1961, was bowman from 1963 to 1966 honorary secretary of Angle lifeboat from B702 is the first of the new Atlantic 75 and then served as second coxswain until his 1952 to 1987. He was awarded a Gold badge class to be placed on station. appointment as coxswain. in 1980. Flamborough - B703 Jason Logg on 16 Reginald Wood, a founder member of Lt Cdr M.W. Bond, honorary secretary at February 1994. Erdington branch and chairman from 1979 West Mersea lifeboat station from 1968 to Relief - D444 Sharpe's Classic All to the date of his death. He was awarded a 1983. Seasons on 9 February 1994. 176 The winning touch A Special Actress Wendy Craig, a keen supporter of the lifeboat service, Relationship drew the winning tickets of the RNLI's 64th national lottery on 31 Tim James is a sergeant in the American January. The first prize was a Air Force, based at RAF Edzell,and became Volvo 460Li car donated by Volvo involved with Montrose lifeboat station Car UK and the draw took place at about 18 months ago, eventually becom- the company's headquarters in ing an enrolled crew member on the sta- Marlow. tion's Tyne class lifeboat Moonbeam. As Volvo has supported the Tim is probably the only American serv- Institution for a number of years, iceman in a lifeboat crew we asked him for helping to fund two all-weather his background and his reasons for join- lifeboats and shoreworks. The ing the crew: draw was made at Marlow to give I had to think quite a bit about what I could Volvo staff a chance to participate say, deciding in the end to just describe and see the results of their efforts. what one might call the 'special relation- In charge of proceedings were ship' I have come to have with Great Britain. Charles Hunter-Pease, managing I arrived in Great Britain in 1982, a director of Volvo Car UK and a young American serviceman with high member of the Institution's expectations of what life 'over the sea' fundraising committee, and Wendy Craig draws would be like. After a total of seven years the winning ticket for Anthony Oliver, deputy head of fundraising and marketing. here my wife Sherry and I still feel a special the Volvo affection for Britain and almost consider it The draw raised over £160,000 and the prize winners were: home. Volvo 460LI car - Mrs M. Hullah, Wetherby, West Yorkshire. Today, I am still an American service- £1000 - L. McCarton, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. man, currently attached to the US Air Force £500 - C.J. Holland, Northolt, Middle- detachment at RAF Edzell in Angus, The Other parts sex. Scotland, but I am also a crew member on £250 - Mr & Mrs W. Stewart, the Montrose lifeboat Moonbeam. The RNLI is renowned for never saying Gillingham, Kent. My interest in the RNLI goes back to no to those requiring assistance on £100 - P.E. Evans, Llnwrda, Dyfed; 1982 when I first became aware of the water - but a recent call to Barnham Miss Elliott, Canvey Island, Essex; lifeboat service. I remember seeing a tel- stretched the interpretation a little - as evision documentary on the RNLI and Major J. Showell-Rogers, Poole, Dorset; was full of respect for the service it pro- it is 15 miles by road from Selsey and 8 R.F. Lyddon, Bideford, Devon; Ticket miles inland! vided. After my first tour in Suffolk, I was No. 137387Q(name and address illegible, reassigned back to America in 1985. My Two people were marooned in a car please submit a claim) new assignment was in Colorado Springs by flash floods and a complex of homes £50 - Mrs J.R. Crooks, Bath, Avon; P. and while there I became certified as an for the elderly, which housed 200 Thomas, Lower Langford, Avon; C. emergency medical technician. Wanting people, was also giving cause for Cooper, Little Horsted, East Sussex; to put my training to use I joined the local concern. K.J. Jarman, Ottershaw, Surrey; W.A. mountain rescue team and came to enjoy the satisfaction and comraderie associated Sussex Fire Services asked Solent Dunlop, Doonfoot, Ayr. Coastguard for assistance and they in with volunteering to help others in need. turn alerted Selsey and Shoreham When I returned to Britain I really missed the opportunities I had in Colorado lifeboat stations. Selsey's honorary New Years Honours and searched for some way to become secretary, Clive Cockayne, and Cox- involved in the community. Sherry and I swain Mike Grant mustered the crew Her Majesty the Queen has honoured always try to take advantage of the op- and loaded the D class lifeboat onto a the following for their services to the portunity we have been given to associate lorry, having made sure that a full crew RNLI in this year's New Year Honours with local communities in an overseas area. was left to man the all-weather lifeboat. list: By becoming involved in our community On arrival at Barnham they ferried Lt Cdr Brian Miles CBE, director, RNLI we have the chance to give something back 40 elderly people to safety, plus other James Budge MBE, coxswain of for the hospitality we receive. Longhope lifeboat After another 21/2 years in Suffolk we civilians - although the lifeboat was decided to make the move to Scotland, and 'stranded' for a while on top of a street Archibald Henley MBE, coxswain of it was here that I had the opportunity of bollard. Bembridge lifeboat becoming involved with the RNLI. My When checking a coach for casual- Robert Kemp MBE, coxswain of Walton experience with the lifeboat is something I ties, with water almost up to the top of and Frinton lifeboat will always treasure. The first day I showed its windows, the lifeboat bumped into a Peter Murray MBE, coxswain of up at the lifeboat to ask if I could become car which had been swept down by the Anstruther lifeboat involved the coxswain, Bill Cargill, looked flood, crashing into the coach which Mrs Theltna Dowding MBE, president me in the eye and asked if I was sure. of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston When I said yes he handed me some kit had been swung sideways across the and began the process of training me. After road. ladies' guild a year with the crew I can say this really is During its searching one of the Mrs Louie Rigby MBE, president of one of the most rewarding things I have lifeboat's sponsor compartments was Silloth and District branch ever done. The way the crew accepted me punctured - by a keep left sign under Another award with RNLI connections, and showed me immense patience as I the railway bridge - but with everyone but not for services to the Institution, learned the ropes is a testament to their accounted for the lifeboat was released was made to: true professionalism. I look forward to the after three hours. William Morrison CBE, Chief Scout, next couple of years I will have with (The Scout Waveney class lifeboat is Moonbeam and will truly miss her when I What was that about 'reaching the leave. parts that other...' stationed at Hartlepool). 177 LIFEBOAT SMALL ADS

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