Three lifeboat crews are celebrating proud RNLI histories this year, as Fowey, Fleetwood and The Lizard stations turn 150.

One remarkable rescue for Fowey came in 1865, with 13 people saved from the barque Dryden and 9 from the brigantine Wearmouth during a hurricane. In recent years, one of the crew’s most celebrated shouts was the rescue of the MV Galina in 2005.

Fleetwood lifeboat station is no stranger to wild weather either – in 1977 the D class boathouse was washed away in a gale. The people of Fleetwood have been facing these conditions gamely for 150 years now. Captain Edward Wasey was awarded three Silver Medals for Gallantry in 1 year.

The Lizard lifeboat was involved in the RNLI’s biggest ever single rescue, when 456 people were saved from the White Star liner Suevic in 1907. Today, the RNLI is planning a new lifeboat station for The Lizard, to accommodate a Tamar class lifeboat.

All three stations, established in 1859, will receive anniversary Vellums from the RNLI’s Trustees.