He said the distinction acknowledged the "selflessness and kindness of crews going out to rescue people they have never met, responding to Sir William Hillary's plea of 200 years ago". Lifeboat ...

This lifeboat board was saved from a skip by ... than 139,000 lives since its foundation in 1824. Did you know? Sir William Hillary is credited with founding the RNLI after witnessing the ...

Four lives were saved in a "busier than ever" year for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which ... and was the idea of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary, who lived in Douglas, to offer ...

Four lives were saved in a "busier than ever" year for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which saw 40 callouts ... Rock was built in 1832 and was the idea of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary, ...