RNLI director, Rear Admiral W. J. Graham (I), with Mr Roger Smith, deputy chairman of Tricentrol PLC after the official handing over by the oil company of their gift of a new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat for use in the relief fleet. The ceremony took place at the RNLI depot, Poole, on Tuesday January 14, 1986, and the service of dedication which followed was conducted by the Reverend Canon John Potter, Rector of Poole..