RNLI volunteer heroes receive two awards for dangerous rescue

8:57 PM Sat 21 Aug 2010 GMT

'Volunteer heroes with Esprit in tow' .

The heroes of the sea are usually portrayed as the adventure sailors who sail how and where most wouldn't. So it's always good to see those other, less honoured heroes receive the recognition they deserve. In the UK, in Kent, a lifeboat crew will receive a second award for an outstanding rescue of two sailors after one of them fell overboard and was trailing by his tether. The Whitstable Atlantic 75 will be given the Walter and Elizabeth Groombridge Award to mark the crew's performance on 4 September last year when they launched in rough seas to rescue the couple ...

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by Richard Smith, RNLI/Sail-World Cruising