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Hartlepool RNLI lifeboat volunteers receive the King’s Coronation Medal

Lifeboats News Release

Volunteers from Hartlepool RNLI were presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal at the Ferry Road lifeboat station recently.

RNLI/Tom Collins

Hartlepool RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager Steve Pounder presents volunteer crewmember Kayley Turner with her medal.
Lifeboat Operations Manager, Steve Pounder, presented the medals to the volunteers who were members of the lifeboat crew with five years of service at the time of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023. The UK has issued over 400,000 coronation medals to individuals, including frontline emergency workers.

Steve whose dad James was also an RNLI volunteer said 'It was a privilege to present the medals to the crew in the RNLI's 200th year. The commitment and dedication from the volunteers at Hartlepool RNLI who are on call 24/7 to help people in trouble at sea is amazing.'

Notes to editors

The RNLI has launched its Christmas Appeal to enable the charity to continue its lifesaving work: RNLI.org/WinterAppeal

  • In 2023 RNLI lifeboats from 238 stations across the UK and RoI launched 9,192 times saving 355 lives, RNLI Lifeguards saved a further 151 lives.
  • It cost £1,450 a year to train each crew member in the lifesaving skills they need to answer the call for help
  • 97% of the RNLI’s frontline lifesavers are volunteers including over 5,700 lifeboat crew members.
  • In 2023 it cost the RNLI £191.2M to run it’s charitable lifesaving service, 6 in 10 of the lifeboat launches were funded be generous supporters leaving the RNLI a gift in their will.


RNLI Media Contacts


Hartlepool RNLI volunteer press officer Tom Collins email: [email protected]

Clare Hopps (RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North East and East): [email protected] Tel:07824 518641

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About the author
Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

Key facts about the RNLI

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 146,000 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

About the author
Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

Key facts about the RNLI

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 146,000 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

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