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Silver medal awarded to Watkin Lewis of Aberystwyth,
in acknowledgment of his gallant conduct in swimming
out, at the peril of his life, to effect a communication
with the schooner
Rebecca of Bridgewater which was wrecked
off Aberystwyth on 25th March and afterwards aiding
to save her crew of six persons. Also for wading
into the surf at Aberystwyth and saving his own
father, who had been carried out to sea in endeavoring
to save the life of another person on 10 September.
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New Lifeboat house constructed at a cost of £250
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John James, a member of the crew, died from exhaustion
after a long service to a Schooner
on 20 February. The committee of Management voted
£120 to local fund in aid of the widow and
two children.
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On returning to the shore after going to the
distressed Brig
Julia, the lifeboat under sail capsized
after being struck by a sudden squall. Fortunately
all the crew regained the boat.
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Slipway was reconstructed.
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During a severe gale the heavy sea damaged the
slipway and lifted a portion about 18 inches,
the piles
being drawn out of the ground.
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Thanks of the
Institute inscribed on Vellum
were accorded to Baden P Davies, coxswain,
for the rescue of three People from the fishing
vessel Lindy Lou of Aberdovey on 26 July.
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Centenary Vellum
awarded to station.
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D Class lifeboat
sent to Station in May
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Conventional lifeboat withdrawn from station
31 October and permanent inshore lifeboat station
established.
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Thanks of the institute inscribed on Vellum were
accorded to Messrs A Blair, M Nichol and K Stone
for the rescue of a bather on 1 September.
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Bronze medal awarded to Alan Blair, a member
of the crew of the inshore lifeboat, in recognition
of the courage and determination displayed by
him when he swam from the motor fishing vessel
Western seas and dived repeatedly in an
attempt to rescue two men who were trapped in
the cabin of the capsized motor cruiser Annabel
II about 60 yards from the north harbour arm
on 22 February.
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Framed letter of appreciation signed by the Chairman
of the Institute awarded to Robert Gorman, a member
of the inshore lifeboat crew, who put out in his
fishing vessel Lona on 6 December and took
a sailing boat and a college rescue boat in tow
in a south easterly gale. The sailing boat had
capsized and the college rescue boat's engine
had broken down. The four people rescued required
medical assistance.
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Two doctors from a local hospital called at the
lifeboat house on the evening of 10 April seeking
the use of a boat to collect some clean seawater.
A nine-year old patient, who had pneumonia, had
developed severe congestion in his bronchial passages,
which the doctors believed could be eased by inhalation
of vaporized seawater. The Inshore lifeboat was
launched and one gallon of seawater was collected
from well out in Cardigan Bay. The unusual treatment
had immediate beneficial effect on the young boy.
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Class of lifeboat changed from D to C
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Letter of appreciation signed by the Chairman
of the Institute awarded to Helmsman Alan Blair,
in recognition of his commendable action on 3
July when he dived into the sea near a public
Slipway at Blackpill when en route to the home
of the Mumbles coxswain following the Naming Ceremony
of the new Mumbles
lifeboat and rescued a young girl who got
into difficulties whilst playing in the sea with
a polystyrene board some 20 to 25 yards offshore.
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Bronze medals were awarded to Peter Heading,
Helmsman of the C class lifeboat and crew member
Robert Gorman, skipper of the fishing vessel Seren-y-mor
for the service on 18 September 1990 when
the sole occupant of eh vessel Otter was
rescued and the craft was saved one mile outside
of Aberystwyth Harbour in a Force 7 wind and steep
sea. The lifeboat took the yacht in tow after
transferring crew members Michael Harris to the
Otter and rendezvoused with the fishing
vessel Seren-y-mor in a position 3/4 of
a mile west by south of the harbour. The Seren-y-mor
took over the tow and eh yacht was successfully
taken into the harbour.
Crew member Michael Harris was accorded the Thanks
of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for his
part in this service when he boarded the yacht
from the lifeboat and established a tow and took
over the helm of the Otter.
Framed letters of appreciation signed by the
Chairman of eh Institution were presented to David
Davies and Martin Porter, members of the lifeboat
crew, and Alan Blair, Brian Slack, Bryan Pugh-Jones
and Sandro James, members of the Seren-Y-Mor
crew. The Ralph Glister Award was awarded to the
crew for his service.
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New boathouse constructed for eh station's new
Atlantic 21 lifeboat. As well as housing the Atlantic
21 lifeboat and launching tractor coupled-in-line,
it also includes a fuels tore and improved crew
facilities.
C class lifeboat withdrawn and replaced by an
Atlantic 21 class lifeboat on 24 June
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Atlantic class lifeboat withdrawn on 30 March
and replaced by a new Atlantic 75 class lifeboat.
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