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New Quay RNLI Volunteer Coxswain Dan Potter wearing crew kit
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Rescue
Pulled from under the waves: ‘They were crying – and so were we’
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A tractor, in shallow water, launches a B class inshore lifeboat out to sea
Watch: Launching with tractors
A lifeguard stands on a slipway, surrounded by all-weather and inshore lifeboat crew
Watch: Your action-packed 2022 rescue roundup
Four RNLI crew members and a Coastguard rescue officer help Polly, who is on a stretcher, onto the inshore lifeboat
2022: Wrapping up the year with your RNLI crew
A still from a rescue video of a paddleboarder and an RNLI crew member stretching out their hands to reach each other
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New Quay RNLI Volunteer Coxswain Dan Potter wearing crew kit
Rescue
Rescue
Pulled from under the waves: ‘They were crying – and so were we’
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A lifeguard stands on a slipway, surrounded by all-weather and inshore lifeboat crew
Rescue
Rescue
Watch: Your action-packed 2022 rescue roundup
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Aran Islands RNLI’s Severn class lifeboat, David Kirkaldy 17-06, powering through rough seas

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The B class lifeboat, Hylton Burdon, at Cullercoats RNLI
Heritage
Heritage
Celebrating 50 years of the B class lifeboat
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Black and white photo of lifeboat coxswain holding a life ring from a ship
Heritage
Heritage
1922: The rescue of the Hopelyn
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Black and white footage of a lifeboat powering down a slipway
Heritage
Heritage
From the archives: ‘It’s all hands to the lifeboat house!’
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Black and white photo of a lifeboat launching into the sea
Heritage
Heritage
World Photo Day: 12 striking images from the RNLI archive
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