Obituaries Coxswain Colin Harrison, of the Runswick, Yorkshire, life-boat, was drowned in June when his coble capsized.

His son Colin, aged 12, was, however, found unconscious in the sea but revived.

The following ex-coxswains of the RNLI died in recent months: Mr Michael O'Donaghue (Baltimore) who served as coxswain for over 18 years and as bowman for nearly 12 years;Mr M. O'Driscoll also (Baltimore) and Mr William McC. Hunter (Portpatrick)..