Lifeboat crews serving the Vale have helped to record a unique snapshot to mark the RNLI's 200th anniversary.
Across the UK and Ireland, hundreds of volunteers and staff were asked to take a photo of themselves or their team at around 18:24pm on Thursday 1st August 2024.
The crews from Barry Dock, Penarth and Porthcawl played their part by taking team photos, which will be used to help create a montage image.
The RNLI, which was founded in 1824, encouraged everyone to get involved, including volunteer crew, fundraisers and boat builders, as part of its year-long celebrations.
In the event, the big moment was only spoiled in one location - the crew at RNLI North Berwick were interrupted just one minute before the 6.24pm deadline when they were called out to rescue one person in the water.
Anjie Rook, associate director at the RNLI, said: "The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for 200 years thanks to its incredible people – the courageous lifeboat crews and lifeguards who put their own lives at risk to save others; the dedicated fundraisers who raise the income to power those rescues; the committed volunteers who give their own time in a range of other roles such as giving out water safety advice or helping to run our retail shops and museums, and the staff who provide vital support to our volunteers."
"We have encouraged anyone who has some form of involvement with the RNLI to participate in this special One Moment for One Crew photographic event, to capture a record of everyone who, at this moment in time, is playing some part in the RNLI’s lifesaving work, continuing its legacy and securing its future."
"During our 200th anniversary year we have been remembering our past, celebrating the lifesaving service we provide today, and aiming to inspire future generations of lifesavers and supporters. One Moment for One Crew is very much about celebrating the people of today’s RNLI and, we hope, inspiring those future generations who will take the RNLI into its third century of lifesaving."
Celebrations locally have included the arrival of the new Shannon Class all-weather lifeboat at Barry Dock, the first Festival of the Sea at Barry Island and Penarth-based volunteers hauling their D-class lifeboat through the town.
Jason Dunlop, lifeboat operations manager at Penarth, posted on X (Twitter) that it was "another moment in our history" with "all people from our community who believe in service, not self."
What a fantastic moment in history for @RNLIPenarth @RNLI as we got ready for our 200 year celebration photo at 18:24 on the 1.8.24. Another moment in our history. All people from our Comunity who believe in “Service not self” #Onecrew #RNLI1824 #RNLI200 pic.twitter.com/hV84M2UCXd
— jasondunlop (@Jasondunlop) August 1, 2024
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