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