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The RNLI’s 200-year journey from being set up in a pub to saving tens of thousands of lives

The brave men and women of the RNLI have been working for two centuries to save the lives of those whose vessels have run in to trouble in the seas around Britain. In 2024 this national institution is celebrating its 200th anniversary in style.

In the 200 years since the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded, more than 144,000 lives have been saved and, sadly, 600 courageous crew members have died in the process. To celebrate the RNLI’s anniversary, ‘RNLI…

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