Richard Judge, Whitstable RNLI
I was brought up on boats.
Trawling, potting, netting.
The harbour was very active at the time.
We were using claxons and maroons
so the whole town knew –
there’d be quite a crowd,
watching people running down.
It’s more discreet now,
the crew can click an app.
I’ve got a lot of medals –
doing things for a long time.
Isn’t for anything brave.
You put them ashore
and think job done.
But you’d hear them say –
the only reason I held on
was because I could see the boat coming.
A good clear cut one – a life saved.
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