Surviving the Storms

Name: Surviving the Storms
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: The RNLI
ISBN: 9780008390143

Author: The RNLI

Narrator: Lucy Tregear, Tim Bruce

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/11/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Fire & Emergency Services, Social Science, Philanthropy & Charity, Nature, Ecosystems & Habitats

Synopsis

‘There’s water in the engine,’ he said. ‘The engine has stopped.’ This changed everything… Surviving the Storms In this collection of heart-wrenching and life-affirming missions, we hear blow-by-blow descriptions of some of the most dramatic rescues from the last twenty years. We experience these through the eyes of the lifesavers as they must make life-or-death decisions, face fierce conditions and tackle difficult and dangerous situations. But we also see the optimism, passion and courage that is crucial to a successful rescue, and experience the genuine joy felt by the volunteer crews and lifeguards in being a part of something so important. Each remarkable story is one of bravery, jeopardy and an unrelenting commitment to battling the forces of nature and saving every life. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the RNLI – men, women, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers, all forming one big crew determined to protect perfect strangers. They are ordinary people doing the truly extraordinary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen

Interesting compelling and emotional book about struggles of the sea and rescue by RNLI......more

Goodreads review by Andy

This was an amazing read. Just a very small glimpse of the incredible work done by volunteers, risking their own life’s on our beaches and seas to save those who find themselves in peril. Incredible accounts from those serving on the Lifeboats, Lifeguards and those in difficulty.......more

Goodreads review by David

I welled up (for some reason RNLI rescue stories always make me cry!).......more

Goodreads review by Garry

First up I'm biased as long time supporter of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute). So excuse my delight in reading this series of accounts of various rescues around the coast of Great Britain and Ireland. The bravery shown by what are ordinary people, often unpaid volunteers in saving the l......more

Goodreads review by Stef

A very well written collection of dramatic and incredible rescues by the RNLI, given depth by the personal accounts and backgrounds of the crew members. Only criticism is - I wish it was a longer book, found it difficult to put it down, so I read it far too quickly!......more