Each year, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society’s national Skill and Gallantry Awards recognise the UK’s unsung sea rescue heroes, as well as those who have given outstanding service to the charity.
Check out some of the previous award winners below.
Photo: The crew of the Super Puma ‘Rescue Bond 1’, which won the Edward and Maisie Lewis Award in 2013 for an outstanding air/sea rescue