Wicklow Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews launched 11 times in 2008 to aid 14 people

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     RNLB ANNIE BLAKER

      RNLB SHERINGHAM SHANTYMEN

Lifeboat Crew

A ship in trouble off the shore  
The crash of the maroon is heard no more
Instead the sound of pagers bleeping
Calling the Crew whether working or sleeping
Down to the boathouse no fear in their heart
Their lives in their hands they soon depart
Down the slip and on her way
Like a dog she shakes the spray
From off her decks and settles down
With seven young crew representing their town
The loved ones that they leave behind
Urging them on in heart and mind. Lights approaching red and green
To those in trouble a sight supreme Wallowing helpless in the tide
They watch their saviors pull alongside
The crew all leave the stricken craft Which is then secured both fore and aft
Lightning arcs across the sky Survivors know they will not die
Wrapped in blankets safe and warm Saved by the men who braved the storm
Who knows when they’ll be called  again
Those hearty local Lifeboatmen

A nice lifeboat poem - a tribute to all crews throughout the network,    written by our treasurer Tommy McGauley. Wicklow.