This maritime history recounts dramatic tales of rescue at sea by the brave members of the 200-year-old Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Whenever vessels ha

This is the fictionalised story of the rescue of seamen trapped on a Polish ship off the mouth of the River Tees, Teeside.

This book takes a fresh look at the creation of the Institution, and its early founders and examines how it has responded over 200 years.

'This is a book about real people, real stories, real heroes. You might not know their faces, and you might not know their names - but once you've met them, you