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The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was started in 1967 when we acquired our first rescue boat (a 4.7m inflatable called 'Snoopy') as a donation from the Society of Master Mariners.
The need for a sea rescue organisation was highlighted in 1966 when 17 fishermen drowned after their trawler sank off Still Bay due to the lack of a rescue service.
Efforts to start a sea rescue service were initiated by a dedicated letter writing campaign by Miss Patti Price whose own life had been saved by life boat rescue service in the British Channel.
Our first volunteers were Captain Bob Deacon and Mr Ray Lant. Today we have over 840 volunteers - even our Board of Directors is unpaid!
NSRI is always on duty. We respond day or night throughout the year, often putting to sea in the very worst conditions. Hours of training are required from our dedicated crew - we remain indebted
to the families and employers who support our volunteers as well as to our donors who provide the essential funding to do this work.
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