Going dry for the RNLI

Danny joined the RNLI as a volunteer crew member back in April 2020. Since signing up as crew he has been equipped by the charity with the necessary kit to volunteer on both Port St Mary’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat Gough Ritchie II, as well as the inshore D-Class lifeboat Spirit of Leicester.

As well as being equipped with the necessary kit, Danny has attended weekly training exercises at Port St Mary lifeboat station both at sea and ashore, learning essential skills such as radio communication, navigation, boat handling, and search and rescue. Working as part of a team, the volunteers practice a wide range of rescue scenarios in order to prepare for any type of call out.

It is all of this which has given Danny the idea of this challenge. Danny is aiming to raise enough money to equip and train one volunteer lifeboat crew member, the equivalent of what the RNLI has invested in Danny, which in total costs £4661. This is made up of £3261 for the kit and £1400 for the training.

In the short time that Danny has been a volunteer crew member of Port St Mary RNLI, he has already been on numerous call outs. His most memorable call-out took place last November when three yachtsmen were saved after their 40-foot yacht became fouled in Bay Ny Carrickey.

Danny and several crew members at Port St Mary are being awarded for a recent rescue that will also appear on the next episode of Saving Lives at Sea this week.

As a charity the RNLI is reliant on its supporters and their generous donations, and any amount no matter how big or small will help Danny complete his challenge to help us to save everyone.

Donations can be made directly at:

Port St Mary RNLI is fundraising for RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution (justgiving.com)

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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.

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