How true your story portrays the bravery and dedication to duty. Sorry to hear about your uncle.

I can't tell you how much respect I have for the men and women of the RNLI. Most of them are volunteers and hold down a full time job on top of their service to the lifeboat institute. Many years ago, they my Uncle Allen when the boat he was ferrying for the owner went down in heavy seas off Cornwall. He, Allen, kept the owner afloat and alive until the lifeboat found them. But sadly, unlike the boats owner, my uncle died on the lifeboat on the way back to base.