Captain 'Wally' Patch, master of the North Sea Ferries MV Norwave, receives from Lt Alan Tate, divisional inspector (North East), a framed letter of thanks signed by the Chairman of the RNLI. The presentation was made in recognition of the considerable help given by Norwave when the Romanian cargo vessel Savinesti was in distress in the North Sea in February, 1979.

With them is Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of Humber who was awarded the bronze medal for his part in the service..