On May 10 HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the Institution, visited lifeboat stations in Orkney. At Kirkwall he presented to Captain William Sinclair, coxswain of the lifeboat, the bronze medal awarded to him for the service on January 22 to the fishing vessel Benachie. With three on board, Benachie had parted her moorings in storm force winds and had been driven ashore on the island of Rousay. Kirkwalis 70ft Clyde lifeboat managed to get a towline to her and pull her clear..