Lifeboat at the End of the World

Dominic Gregory interviewed by Ceri Oakes and Emma Ryan of The Whitby Anchor. Most people set out with the best intentions – a day at the beach, to catch a day’s fish – nobody sets out to risk their lives. Dominic Gregory’s gripping memoir as a volunteer for the RNLI reveals the peril, pressure and strain of the huge responsibility of the role. In this first published account of what it is to be part of a lifeboat crew, he recounts the meticulous training, the first experience of a call out, to the frightening – then joyous – rescues. Hear the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men and women who drop everything at the sound of a pager – day or night – to do something, which is quite simply, remarkable. Dominic steers us through a yacht with engine difficulties, a trawler in distress, swimmers caught by currents, to an inflatable dinghy overloaded with desperate people – where the crew faced their greatest test. “Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed.”’ - Tim Winton