Port St Mary Lifeboat Station - The People

Lifeboat Crew List as at July 2008

Each member of a lifeboat crew is allocated an individual number which is used has an identification with the co- ordinating Coastguard Authorities. Note there is no number 13 !

With the exception of Gordy and Mick , everyone else are volunteers who, via radiopagers, are in principle on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, due the varied nature's of the job's we are employed in and also that some of these are some distance away from the Port, in practice only a proportion of the people on the list will attend the Station if the pagers are activated. The Coxswain picks his Crew ( which will always include the full time RNLI staff ).

Crew Nbr. - Name - Position on Lifeboat

1 - David Richards ; Coxswain - The Boss !

2 - Gordon Caren; Mechanic - employed full time by the RNLI

3 - Mick Kneale; 2^nd Coxswain- employed full time by the RNLI

* Serve as ILB crew as well (usually under 45 years old but with annual medicals can serve as ILB crew up to the age of 50 - which is petty enough in a D class !!)

Many volunteers give their time to assist in the smooth running of the Station whether this be on the operational side or involved in the on going fund raising which in every sense keeps the RNLI afloat as a volunteer emergency service of the highest standard. Below are the current key members of the team:

Past & Current Lifeboat Officers

Coxswains

Second Coxswains

Mechanics