Each day in the run-up to the RNLI’s 200th birthday, a different voice will share a unique perspective on how the charity saves and changes lives. 200 Voices will transport you back in time, far out to sea and into the future.
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Each day in the run-up to the RNLI’s 200th birthday, a different voice will share a unique perspective on how the charity saves and changes lives. 200 Voices will transport you back in time, far out to sea and into the future.
It was anything but a day of rest – a legendary St Davids Coxswain on his greatest test
For local fisherman Dai Chant, volunteering on the St Davids lifeboat was perhaps inevitable. On 26 February 1989, the Mayday call came in for his most dangerous shout – to lead the rescue of four fellow fishermen, as their trawler Stephanie Jane dragged perilously towards South Bishop Lighthouse.
Coxswain Chant takes us out into the boiling seas and rocky islands off the Pembrokeshire coast. From screaming winds to eerie silence as the lifeboat was submerged, we hear about the teamwork it takes to save lives in a violent storm. Awarded a Bronze Medal for his command of the rescue, Dai explains why the skill of his dependable crew made it a medal ‘for the whole boat’.
200 Voices is produced by Adventurous Audio for the RNLI
Interview by Adventurous Audio
Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls
The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at RNLI.org/200
RNLI 200 Voices
Each day in the run-up to the RNLI’s 200th birthday, a different voice will share a unique perspective on how the charity saves and changes lives. 200 Voices will transport you back in time, far out to sea and into the future.
