Mayday! Mayday! by Karen Farrington

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Lifeboats occupy a particular place in people’s hearts as unpaid volunteers regularly take to their boats often in extremely adverse conditions to rescue others from the sea.

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Mayday! Mayday! by Karen Farrington

Lifeboats occupy a particular place in people’s hearts as unpaid volunteers regularly take to their boats often in extremely adverse conditions to rescue others from the sea. The stories that go with lifeboats and their crews are those of courage, sacrifice, community and our coastline. No matter if one is on holiday by the coast, or living inland, we are always aware of the work these brave crews do, and also aware of the tremendous affection the RNLI has throughout the whole of the British Isles. An island race appreciates those who risk their lives continually to help those endangered at sea. May-Day! May-Day! showcases the work, over many years, that the RNLI crews have undertaken, using the technology and training of their time to go out into dangerous waters to rescue people. It contains a great deal of useful/technical information to give the reader all the background information to the science of saving lives at sea. The RNLI is close to the hearts of the British public, who want to know more about their work today, but also historically how they have evolved. With archive material, first-person interviews of station commanders, rescuers, etc. plus scientific illustrations and maps, this book will be the first to bring together the history and technology, people and crews, triumphs and disasters of the RNLI together in one book.

“One of Britain’s proudest traditions, finely honoured in this handsome book” Northern Echo

Karen Farrington and Nick Constable are freelance reporters who run their own company – Westcoast News – in Parracombe. Nick won the National Press’s Independent Short Story Award five years ago with a 20th anniversary piece on the ‘Penlee Lifeboat Disaster’. They are very close this subject matter.

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ISBN 13 9780007443383
ISBN 10 0007443382
Title Mayday! Mayday!
Author Karen Farrington
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Binding type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2011-09-29
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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