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Islay: It Was Reported In the Spring Journal That Hrh Prince Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark Had Visited Barra Island

Islay: /( was reported in the spring journal that HRH Prince Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, had visited Barra Island and Islay lifeboat stations in January to present plaques to the crews in recognition of the efforts to rescue the crew of the Danish ship Lone Dania on November 18, 1979; in huge seas and hurricane force winds, both lifeboats were capsized but righted successfully and returned safely to station. Here is a photograph of Prince Henrik at Islay presenting the plaque to Coxswain Donald Boardman. With them are (I to r) Crew Members Gordon Covell and Donald McPhee, Assistant Mechanic Norman Campbell, Emergency Mechanic Iain Spears, Crew Member Neil MacEachearn, Motor Mechanic Archie Campbell and Alastair Campbell who was coxswain at the time of the service.-.

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