From the Staithes Museum Newsletter, April 2026. This month, we are delighted to share a remarkable story sent to us by researcher John Stafford—one that connects Redcar, Staithes, and a long tradition of remembrance shaped by the sea. At its heart is William Guy, a Redcar lifeboatman who lost his life on Christmas Day in 1836. That day, a violent storm drove the Danish brig Caroline onto the treacherous Salt Scar rocks, just off Redcar. In response, the Zetland lifeboat—buil

Taken from the Staithes Museum Newsletter issue 12, April 2025 On April 12, 1901, a fierce North Sea storm threatened the lives of Runswick Bay's fishermen, all of whom were out at sea. With no able-bodied men ashore, the women of the village - wives, daughters, and sweethearts - took it upon themselves to launch the lifeboat to rescue their loved ones. Twenty women hauled the three-ton lifeboat across the beach and into the tumultuous waters. While the rowing was undertaken