Thank you for another first class job telling of a terrible tragedy. The men and women who give up their time, and sadly sometimes their lives to save others are beyond heroic and I cannot describe my admiration for them. Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea.
As a then crew member in the 80s I met Archie Smith on a visit from Canada. I was standing in for the mechanic who was on holiday. I had a visit from a couple of divers who had recovered the ships bell from the wreck of the "Isla Magee" (?). They wanted to present the bell to the lifeboat station. I phoned the coxswain to get his opinion but it was decided it couldn't be in the boat house. I suggested that the bell go to the Signal Tower museum, nearby. Instead they took it away with them.
My parents were neighbours and friends with the Bruce's. I was 3 years old when the tragedy occurred and have no recollection of it however I got to know Margaret, his wife, over the subsequent years and have fond memories of her (she was a diamond).
Strangely, this tragedy featured (in abbreviated form) on a recent episode of 'Saving Lives at Sea. I honour all lifeboat men and women; the worthwhile, ordinary people who, as Winston Churchill once said, are living proof we are made in the image of God. God bless every one of you.
I had relatives killed when the Mona, the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat turned over on the Bar, only a few miles from there, very similar circumstances and all the crew perished.
Now RNLI Arbroath is reduced to a wee inflatable and no more launches down the ramp. An absolute disgrace for the RNLI. So I won't be leaving any money to them.
Thank you for another first class job telling of a terrible tragedy. The men and women who give up their time, and sadly sometimes their lives to save others are beyond heroic and I cannot describe my admiration for them.
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.
As a then crew member in the 80s I met Archie Smith on a visit from Canada. I was standing in for the mechanic who was on holiday. I had a visit from a couple of divers who had recovered the ships bell from the wreck of the "Isla Magee" (?). They wanted to present the bell to the lifeboat station. I phoned the coxswain to get his opinion but it was decided it couldn't be in the boat house. I suggested that the bell go to the Signal Tower museum, nearby. Instead they took it away with them.
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My parents were neighbours and friends with the Bruce's. I was 3 years old when the tragedy occurred and have no recollection of it however I got to know Margaret, his wife, over the subsequent years and have fond memories of her (she was a diamond).
The Sea giveth, and the Sea taketh, as it has ever done. RIP.
So so sad for all 😢
Strangely, this tragedy featured (in abbreviated form) on a recent episode of 'Saving Lives at Sea. I honour all lifeboat men and women; the worthwhile, ordinary people who, as Winston Churchill once said, are living proof we are made in the image of God. God bless every one of you.
I had relatives killed when the Mona, the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat turned over on the Bar, only a few miles from there, very similar circumstances and all the crew perished.
The ocean is mighty and deserves deference.
Now RNLI Arbroath is reduced to a wee inflatable and no more launches down the ramp. An absolute disgrace for the RNLI. So I won't be leaving any money to them.