Companies and charities across the Isle of Man share kind messages on huge anniversary
Today (4 March) the Island marked the anniversary of the start of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
The charity was founded on the Isle of Man in 1824 by Sir William Hillary.
Since then, volunteer crews, across five lifeboat stations, have launched 3,154 times, saving a total of 1,665 lives in the process.
Across the Island today, various organisations have been extending their thanks to the lifesaving charity for their hard work.
ESJCR
First up, fellow Manx emergency service men and women from the Emergency Services Joint Control Room.
They said: "Coastguard emergency 999 calls are routed through the ESJCR initially before we pass them over to the experts - but we have a close working relationship when dealing with multi agency incidents!
"We are sure you will be enjoying the celebrations that are happening up and down the country today! Here’s to the next 200 years!"
IOMSPC
Meanwhile, fellow seafarers, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company thanked the volunteers who have 'kept watch over the waters we work on and around'.
They said: "The ties between RNLI and IOMSPC are deep, and long may they continue."
UNESCO
United Nations agency UNESCO formally recognised the 200th anniversary of the formation of the RNLI today - the first for a UK anniversary for a number of years.
The global endorsement 'acknowledges RNLI's international reach and how the life saving charity reflects the ideals, values and cultural diversity of UNESCO'.
UNESCO is using the partnership to 'communicate vital drowning prevention messages in the lead up to World Drowning Prevention Day in July'.
And just across the water in Liverpool, lifeboats recreated an image from 1999 to mark the occasion.
(PHOTO CREDIT: BBC Merseyside)
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