On November 19, 1933, Longhope lifeboat went to help Icelandic trawler Geysir of Reykjavik, grounded on Torness Point, Pentland Firth. Among 15 people rescued was 19-year-old Sigridur Johannesdottir, daughter of one of the boat's owners. Forty years later, in gratitude for the saving of the crew and the warm welcome given to them, Mrs Johannesdottir has given 20 Icelandic woollen blankets to the lifeboat stations of Orkney: Longhope, Stromnessand Kirkwall.

Mrs Johannesdottir (below) hands over the blankets to Gunnar Fridriksson, president, National Life-Saving Association of Iceland, and Hannes Th. Hafstein, managing director..