As well as the 15 RNLI lifeboat stations between Hunstanton and Southend, there are five independent volunteer teams keeping people safe:

• Caister Lifeboat, external
• Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat, external
• Sea Palling Volunteer Rescue, external
• Felixstowe Coast Patrol, external
• Hemsby Inshore Rescue, external

Image source, Hemsby Inshore Lifeboat

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BBC News

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No mention of Cromer and its RNLI legacy is complete without a nod to Henry Blogg, the town's most famous son of the sea.

Blogg is the most decorated lifeboatman, external in RNLI history, serving Cromer's lifeboats for 53 years.

Image source, RNLI

He was awarded many honours, including three Gold and four Silver Medals from the RNLI, the George Cross for general war service - and a British Empire Medal.

He is credited with taking part in 387 rescues and saving 873 lives in the North Sea, before retiring in 1947.

A museum was founded in his honour in Cromer and he is commemorated with a bronze bust on the cliff top.

As lockdown restrictions ease, we look at the issues affecting the coast and those who work there.

We're spending the day looking at the issues affecting the East of England coast in the wake of the easing of lockdown restrictions.

We have reporters in Cromer in Norfolk and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, and will be bringing you news and snapshots from the rest of the coast as well.

Martin Barber, our reporter in Cromer, said there is a "warmth in the air with a gentle breeze coming off a calm sea".

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