lifeboatman
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The former lifeboatman said it was "just lovely" to be able to return the jewellery to its owner.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022
Steve Ignorant, 58 Then: lead singer, Crass Now: lifeboatman Facebook Twitter Pinterest Steve Ignorant was the lead singer for Crass from 1977 to 1984.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2016
David Williams from Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, is given the MBE for more than 40 years service as a lifeboatman and mountain rescuer.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2014
The lifeboatmen made multiple attempts to pull alongside the vessel before being overwhelmed by the conditions.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
Our eight extremely brave, & selfless @RNLI lifeboatmen, all sons of Mousehole, who made the ultimate sacrifice on 19 December 1981.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
It was chosen as a memorial to the Caister Lifeboat disaster of 1901 in which nine lifeboatmen died.
From BBC ● May 18, 2018
As the lifeboat rode to windward of the wreck, the shouts of those on board were inaudible, and their gestures and signs in the dim lantern light could not be understood by the lifeboatmen.
From Heroes of the Goodwin Sands by Treanor, Thomas Stanley
Just when the lifeboatmen were in perplexity, she again burned blue lights, and these guided the advancing boat.
From Heroes of the Goodwin Sands by Treanor, Thomas Stanley
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