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661:The Emile Robin Award for 1999
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458:Angus McPhail, Coxswain - 1931
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292:(ON 282) at a ceremony on the
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1303:List of former RNLI stations
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247:All-weather lifeboat, 17-42
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24:Thurso Lifeboat Station
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251:(ON 1273).
249:The Taylors
166: /
154:3°32′49.2″W
141:Coordinates
1489:Categories
1314:References
1152:1989−2004
1129:1988−1989
1106:1970−1988
1083:1957−1970
1056:1956−1957
1033:1956−1956
1006:1929−1956
983:1901−1929
962:1890−1909
941:1871−1890
125:, KW14 7UJ
106:Ferry Pier
919:1860−1871
900:Comments
326:(ON 1273)
240:in 1860.
232:Caithness
123:Caithness
115:Scrabster
1292:See also
1284:(ON 920)
1076:Pentland
1002:H. C. J.
930:Pre-554
288:, named
228:Highland
134:Scotland
95:Location
1461:1 March
1439:1 March
1337:1 March
1098:48-011
906:Pre-368
888:Op.No.
345:Mother.
302:Glasgow
255:History
202:Website
130:Country
103:Address
1495:Thurso
1387:
1333:. RNLI
1179:Severn
1175:2004−
1167:17-42
1144:52-43
1121:54-07
1110:Solent
897:Class
322:17-42
313:H.C.J.
224:Thurso
179:Opened
119:Thurso
70:Thurso
1213:Notes
1164:1273
1141:1149
1118:1052
1095:1014
914:Polly
891:Name
275:Polly
269:Polly
187:Owner
1463:2024
1441:2024
1385:ISBN
1339:2024
1156:Arun
1133:Arun
1068:940
1045:711
1018:920
995:708
972:585
951:282
349:Wick
182:1860
88:RNLI
84:Type
885:ON
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1371:^
1347:^
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1048:−
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