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Lymington September 5 1986:

Lymington, September 5, 1986: Between her delivery to the station in June and her dedication (left) in September, Lymington's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat Frank and Mary Atkinson had been out on service no fewer than 14 times. The boat had been provided by Frank and Mary Atkinson and prior to the formal proceedings Mr Atkinson handed a cheque over to Rear Admiral W. J. Graham for £32,000, enough to provide another lifeboat. The service of dedication was conducted by the vicars of Lymington and Pennington, the Reverend Captain Michael Joint, CA and the Reverend John Pibworth, QBE RNR. Mrs Atkinson named the lifeboat and received a bouquet from Nicola Coster, daughter of the senior helmsman. After the ceremony the lifeboat launched for a demonstration run and a collection taken during the morning made £160..

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