The naming ceremony and dedication of the new Wick, Caithness, life-boat Princess Marina —she is a 48-foot 6-inch Oakley Mark II— took place in September. H.R.H. Princess Alexandra named the boat, the cost of which was met from the H. M. Thomson Trust and the legacy of Mrs. D. H. Napier.

Mr. E. G. Thomson, M.C., brother of the late Mr. H. M. Thomson, handed over the lifeboat to the Duke of Atholl, Convener of the Scottish Life-boat Council, who then handed her over to Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., Chairman of the Committee of Management. The Rev. W. NethercoteScott, minister of Wick Old Parish Church, conducted the service of dedication..