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MARINE TIMES NEWS November 11th:
Three Centuries of Service!

The year 1724 was three centuries ago, yet the RNLI was founded in 1824; two centuries ago.

A group of former RNLI volunteers gathered for a chat on Saturday November 9th. The combined RNLI volunteer service total for these six volunteers comes to three centuries. Yes, 300 years.

Jamie Ryan, Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat Operations Manager remarked that these volunteers are the embodiment of the RNLI mission to save lives at sea. A mission that celebrates 200 years in 2024.

Pictured are: Fergus Wickham: former Coxswain and Launch Authority, Rosslare Harbour RNLI; Dave Maloney: former Lifeboat Operations Manager, Launch Authority, Chairman and crew member, Rosslare Harbour RNLI; Stephen Wynne: former Honorary Secretary and Launch Authority, Dún Laoghaire RNLI; Buddy Miller: former Honorary Secretary, Rosslare Harbour RNLI; Captain Michael Doyle: former Honorary Secretary and Lifeboat Operations Manager, Rosslare Harbour RNLI; Jimmy Tyrrell: former Lifeboat Operations Manager, Arklow RNLI. Jimmy, a member of the Arklow boat building family, was instrumental in having the Shannon Class Lifeboat to be so named after the majestic River Shannon.