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Representatives from RNLI Jersey have come together for a special photograph to mark the charity’s 200th anniversary year.
Lifeboat crews, lifeguards, fundraisers, shop volunteers, the lifeboat management group and even Stormy Stan gathered for the ‘One Moment for One Crew’ snap on Thursday.
RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteers and staff from all across the UK and Ireland were encouraged to take a photograph at as close to 18:24 on 1.8.24 as possible to mark the charity's founding on 4 March 1824.
More than 600 lives have been saved by Jersey crews since then.
The photograph will be uploaded to an online portal and used to create a montage image of all those involved with the lifesaving charity in its 200th anniversary year.
It is one of a range of events and programmes which the charity has organised to mark its bicentenary, including a mural at Albert Pier, a Gala Ball, and a lifeboat station open day.
Anjie Rook, RNLI Associate Director, has been overseeing the RNLI's 200th anniversary programmes.
She said the 'One Moment for One Crew' photographic event would "capture a record of everyone who, at this moment in time, is playing some part in the RNLI's lifesaving work, continuing its legacy and securing its future".
She added: "During our 200th anniversary year we have been remembering our past, celebrating the lifesaving service we provide today, and aiming to inspire future generations of lifesavers and supporters.
"One Moment for One Crew is very much about celebrating the people of today's RNLI and, we hope, inspiring those future generations who will take the RNLI into its third century of lifesaving."
The RNLI was founded in a London tavern following an appeal from Sir William Hillary, who lived on the Isle of Man and witnessed many shipwrecks.
Now it operates 238 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland, including four on the River Thames, and has seasonal lifeguards on 238 beaches around the UK.
Pictured top: BAM Perspectives was on hand to take the photograph of RNLI Jersey.
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