Arbroath lifeboat crew welcome to their boathouse lifeboatmen from The Netherlands Royal North and South Lifeboat Society (front row) who attended a course at the Robert Gordons Institute of Technology Offshore Marine Rescue Training Centre in Stonehaven last February.

After an exercise there was, of course, much discussion on subjects of mutual interest. Arbroath crew and RGIT instructors, standing (I to r): Second Mechanic Bruce Gregory, Motor Mechanic David Cargill, Crew Members Finlay Fraser, Allan Gillies, David Gerrard and John Blues, RG1T instructor, Crew Member The Reverend Bill Ward, and the second RGIT instructor.

Coxswain Douglas Malthewson and Second Coxswain Brian Bruce were present, but not in the photograph. The Dutchmen also visited Aberdeen lifeboat station.

Photograph by courtesy of Jim Ratcliffe.