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Commemorates the ultimate sacrifice made by the over 600 members of lifeboat crews that gave their lives trying to save others at sea. Some of these losses predate the founding of the RNLI [in 1824] the last were the eight crew of the Penlee Lifeboat "Solomon Browne" which capsized whilst going to the aid of the "Union Star" on 19th December 1981.

In the Marine Gardens, on the Douglas Promenade. . The main dedication reads :- _____________________________________________________ The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Sir William Hillary Who Lived in Douglas and Founded the RNLI in 1824 His courage and that of the Volunteer Crew Saved many lives * Most Famously the Crew of St George * Wrecked in Douglas Bay in 1830 In 1832 on the site of the Disaster he built the Tower of Refuge * Shelter for the Shipwrecked _____________________________________________________ In Honour of All Lifeboat Crew Down the Years' On this side the smaller dedication under the sculpture reads :- Sir William Hillary & his Volunteer Crew go to the aid of the Stricken St. George 20th November 1830' ______________________________________________________