lifeboatman
Americannoun
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lifeboatmen
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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
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
The lifeboatmen made multiple attempts to pull alongside the vessel before being overwhelmed by the conditions.
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
Shaking off the spray, the drenched lifeboatmen again turned to the work of rescue; the coxswain having been preserved by his thick cork lifebelt from what might otherwise have been a fatal crush.
From Heroes of the Goodwin Sands by Thomas Stanley Treanor
Notwithstanding the splendid services of the Deal lifeboatmen in many a heart-stirring rescue, they seem utterly unconscious of having done anything heroic.
From Heroes of the Goodwin Sands by Thomas Stanley Treanor
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