Lifeboat crew receive callout in middle of taking photo to mark RNLI's 200th anniversary

Howth RNLI volunteers gathered to mark 'One Moment for One Crew' to celebrate 200 years of the RNLI. Picture: RNLI/Johnny Wormold

An RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew from Howth RNLI launched a rescue operation on Thursday evening, right as they and their colleagues gathered to take a photograph to mark the charity's 200th anniversary. 

RNLI, which was founded in 1824, had asked its volunteers and staff from around Ireland and the UK to take a photo of themselves, their crew or their team, at as close to 18.24 on August 1, 2024 as possible to mark its 200th year.