Whenever vessels have foundered off the coasts of Britain, there
have always been those willing to give their all to save those in
peril. But in 1823, Sir William Hillary decided that this admirable
but impromptu approach was not enough. He believed that many more
lives could be saved by the establishment of a national, organised
rescue service. His idea was realised the following year. From the
days of oar-powered open boats to modern high speed, hi-tech
vessels, rescuers have battled storms and unimaginable conditions,
risking - and sometimes forfeiting - their own lives in efforts to
save others. The most outstanding of these operations led to the
awarding of gold medals for gallantry, the RNLI version of the
Victoria Cross. Above all, these are human stories. Using
information gleaned from archives, contemporary newspaper accounts
and genealogical records, this book looks not just at the details
of the rescues, but into the people behind them.
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